The impact of pH control on the volumetric productivity of mixed culture PHA production from fermented molasses

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 143-152

  Oehmen, Adrian ^a   Pinto, Fátima V ^a   Silva, Vera ^a   Albuquerque, Maria G E ^a   Reis, Maria A M ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH); Mixed microbial cultures (MMC); PH control; Phosphorus; Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; PHOSPHORUS;

ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MIXED MICROBIAL CULTURE; PH CONTROL; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS; VOLUMETRIC PRODUCTIVITY;

PRODUCTIVITY;

MOLASSES; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PH; SUGAR; VOLUME;

ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ARTICLE; AZOARCUS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CELL GROWTH; HARVESTING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MIXED CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PH; POLYMER PRODUCTION; REACTOR OPERATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AZOARCUS;

EID: 84895927512     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201200220     Document Type: Article

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