Waste activated sludge as biomass for production of commercial-grade polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)

Waste and Biomass Valorization

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-127

  Arcos Hernandez, M V ^a   Pratt, S ^a   Laycock, B ^a   Johansson, P ^b   Werker, A ^b   Lant, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AnoxKaldnes AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Direct accumulation; Mixed culture; PHA; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

DIRECT ACCUMULATION; MIXED CULTURES; PHA; POLY-HYDROXYALKANOATE; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

COPOLYMERS; FEEDSTOCKS; POLYMERS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84875755626     PISSN: 18772641     EISSN: 1877265X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-012-9165-z     Document Type: Article

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