Polyhydroxyalkanoate production from fermented volatile fatty acids: Effect of pH and feeding regimes

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 533-538

  Chen, Hong ^a   Meng, Huijuan ^a   Nie, Zuchao ^a   Zhang, Mingmei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Volatile fatty acids; Waste fermentation; Waste management

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; FEEDING; FERMENTATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

A-CARBON; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; COMBINED FERMENTATIONS; EFFECT OF PH; FEEDING REGIME; FOOD WASTE; INITIAL PH; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; PH CONDITION; POLY-HYDROXYALKANOATE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; SYNTHESIS RATE; WASTE REDUCTION;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DOMESTIC WASTE; ESTER; FATTY ACID; FERMENTATION; PH; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; SLUDGE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84870383131     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.10.121     Document Type: Article

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