Feed frequency in a Sequencing Batch Reactor strongly affects the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from volatile fatty acids

New Biotechnology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 264-275

  Valentino, Francesco ^a   Beccari, Mario ^a   Fraraccio, Serena ^b   Zanaroli, Giulio ^b   Majone, Mauro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; NITROGEN LIMITATION; ORGANIC LOAD RATES; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; SELECTIVE PRESSURE; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; STORAGE PERFORMANCE; STORAGE PROPERTIES;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

NITROGEN; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYMER; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; FIXED FEEDING FREQUENCY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC LOAD RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; STEADY STATE; STORAGE; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOREACTOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

LAMPROPEDIA HYALINA;

BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES;

EID: 84901653400     PISSN: 18716784     EISSN: 18764347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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