Assessing the impact of alumina nanoparticles in an anaerobic consortium: Methanogenic and humus reducing activity

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1323-1331

  Alvarez, Luis H ^a   Cervantes, Francisco J ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anaerobic consortium; Humic substances; Humus reduction; Methanogenesis; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CONSORTIA; ANAEROBIC MICROORGANISMS; CELL MEMBRANE DAMAGES; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; METHANOGENESIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGE; SPECIFIC METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; TERMINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTORS;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC ACIDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOILS;

ALUMINUM COATINGS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; HUMIC ACID; METAL OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; METHANE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HUMUS; IMMOBILIZATION; INHIBITION; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMUS; IMMOBILIZATION; INCUBATION TIME; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEWAGE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANAEROBIOSIS; METHANE; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEWAGE;

EID: 84875812141     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3759-4     Document Type: Article

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