Lactic acid accumulation from sludge and food waste to improve the yield of propionic acid-enriched VFA

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 28-35

  Li, Xiang ^a   Chen, Yinguang ^a   Zhao, Shu ^a   Wang, Dongbo ^a   Zheng, Xiong ^a   Luo, Jingyang ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anaerobic processes; Batch processing; Fermentation; Lactic acid; Propionic acid; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACID ACCUMULATIONS; ANAEROBIC PROCESS; CARBON SOURCE; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; ORGANIC WASTES; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACIDIPROPIONICI; TWO-STAGE FERMENTATIONS; WASTEWATER NUTRIENT REMOVAL;

BATCH DATA PROCESSING; FERMENTATION; LACTIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; TEMPERATURE;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

LACTIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; FOOD WASTE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACIDIPROPIONICI; SLUDGE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; WASTE; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84892648272     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2013.12.020     Document Type: Article

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