Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production from sludge and municipal wastewater treatment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 177-184

  Morgan Sagastume, F ^a   Valentino, F ^b   Hjort, M ^a   Cirne, D ^c   Karabegovic, L ^a   Gerardin, F ^c   Johansson, P ^a   Karlsson, A ^a   Magnusson, P ^a   Alexandersson, T ^a   Bengtsson, S ^a   Majone, M ^b   Werker, A ^a  

^a AnoxKaldnes AB   (Sweden)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Veolia Environnement Recherche et Innovation   (France)

Author keywords

Municipal wastewater treatment; Pilot; Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs); Volatile fatty acids (VFAs)

Indexed keywords

ACIDOGENIC FERMENTATION; BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS; MIXED MICROBIAL CULTURE; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; PILOT; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS (VFAS); WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

BIOMASS; FERMENTATION; FOOD SUPPLY; RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; BIOPOLYMER; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; EUROPEAN UNION; FATTY ACID; FERMENTATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLYMER; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84892753122     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.643     Document Type: Article

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