In situ imaging of biopolymers and extracellular enzymes in activated sludge flocs of a municipal wastewater treatment plant

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1295-1304

  Szilveszter, Szabolcs ^a   Ráduly, Botond ^a   Ábrahám, Beáta ^a   Lányi, Szabolcs ^a  

^a SAPIENTIA HUNGARIAN UNIVERSITY OF TRANSYLVANIA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Activated sludge floc; Biopolymers; CLSM imaging; Extracellular enzymes; Fluorochromes; Immunostaining

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE FLOCS; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; EXTRACELLULAR ENZYMES; FLUOROCHROMES; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; IMMUNOSTAINING; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOMOLECULES; PHOSPHATASES; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; VISUALIZATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOPOLYMERS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BETA GLYCOSIDASE; BIOPOLYMER; CELL ENZYME; ECTOENZYME; ESTERASE; FLUOROCHROME; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 84879197877     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.3975     Document Type: Article

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