Towards a metagenomic understanding on enhanced biomethane production from waste activated sludge after pH 10 pretreatment

Biotechnology for Biofuels

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Wong, Mabel Ting ^a   Zhang, Dong ^b   Li, Jun ^a   Hui, Raymond Kin Hi ^a   Tun, Hein Min ^a   Brar, Manreetpal Singh ^a   Park, Tae Jin ^a   Chen, Yinguang ^b   Leung, Frederick C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomethane; Metagenomic; Pretreatment; Pyrosequencing; Renewable energy; Sludge; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

BIOMETHANE; METAGENOMIC; PRE-TREATMENT; PYROSEQUENCING; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; ENZYMES; GENES; METHANE; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ALKALINITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; ENZYME; GENE; GENOMICS; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WASTEWATER;

METHANOSAETA; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; METHANOTHRIX THERMOPHILA;

EID: 84875031108     PISSN: 17546834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-6-38     Document Type: Article

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