Influence of the cycle length on the production of PHA and polyglucose from glycerol by bacterial enrichments in sequencing batch reactors

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3148-3155

  Moralejo Gárate, Helena ^a,b   Palmeiro Sánchez, Tania ^b   Kleerebezem, Robbert ^a   Mosquera Corral, Anuska ^b   Campos, José Luis ^b   van Loosdrecht, Mark C M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioplastic; F M ratio; Feast famine; Glycerol; PHB; Polyglucose

Indexed keywords

BIOPLASTICS; F/M RATIOS; FEAST FAMINES; PHB; POLYGLUCOSE;

BACTERIA; FOOD SUPPLY; GLYCEROL; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

SUBSTRATES;

GLUCOSE POLYMER; GLYCEROL; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CALCULATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BIOPLASTIC; F/M RATIO; FEAST-FAMINE; GLYCEROL; PHB; POLYGLUCOSE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; BIOTA; CULTURE MEDIA; GLUCANS; GLYCEROL; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84886284267     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.24991     Document Type: Article

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