Fast characterization of soluble organic intermediates and integrity of microbial cells in the process of alkaline anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 86, Issue , 2014, Pages 49-56

  Pang, Lina ^a   Ni, Jinren ^a   Tang, Xiaoyan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3D EEM; Activated sludge; Anaerobic alkaline fermentation; Biomass reuse; Process control; Waste treatment

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROCESS CONTROL; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

3D-EEM; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; EXCITATION EMISSION MATRICES; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; ORGANIC INTERMEDIATES; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

FERMENTATION;

PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; THREE DIMENSIONAL EXCITATION EMISSION MATRIX FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84897036204     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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