Hydrolysis and acidification of waste-activated sludge in the presence of biosurfactant rhamnolipid: Effect of pH

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 5597-5604

  Luo, Kun ^a   Ye, Qing ^a   Yi, Xin ^a   Yang, Qi ^a   Li, Xiao Ming ^a   Chen, Hong Bo ^a   Liu, Xian ^a   Zeng, Guang Ming ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidification; Biosurfactant; Hydrolysis; pH; Rhamnolipid; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

BIO SURFACTANT; EFFECT OF PH; HYDROLYSIS AND ACIDIFICATIONS; NEAR-NEUTRAL PH; RHAMNOLIPIDS; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACIDS (SCFAS); SOLUBLE PROTEINS; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ACETIC ACID; ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; BIOMOLECULES; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; LIPIDS; PH; PROPIONIC ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

PH EFFECTS;

ACETIC ACID; BIOSURFACTANT; CARBOHYDRATE; ISOVALERIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; PROTEIN; RHAMNOLIPID;

ACETIC ACID; ACIDIFICATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CARBOHYDRATE; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; PH; PROTEIN; SURFACTANT;

ACIDIFICATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; SOLUBILIZATION;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GLYCOLIPIDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; PROTEINS; SEWAGE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84878739180     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4378-4     Document Type: Article

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