Influence of acetate and propionate on sulphate-reducing bacteria activity

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1839-1847

  van den Brand, T P H ^a   Roest, K ^a   Brdjanovic, D ^b,c   Chen, G H ^d   van Loosdrecht, M C M ^a,c  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acetate; Competition; Methanogens; Propionate; Sulphate reducing bacteria; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BATCH REACTORS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; METHANOGENS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SUBSTRATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ACETATE; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; LIMITED ATTENTIONS; MIXED SUBSTRATES; OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; PROPIONATE; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; STABLE PROCESS; SUBSTRATE CONSUMPTION RATE; SULPHATE REDUCING BACTERIA;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; BIOGAS; PROPIONIC ACID; SULFATE; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER;

BIOGAS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOMINANCE; GROWTH RATE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SUBSTRATE; SULFATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; EFFLUENT; GROWTH RATE; METHANOGEN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROCESS DESIGN; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TEMPERATURE; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER;

ACETATES; BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; PROPIONATES; SEWAGE; SULFATES; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84920913928     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12661     Document Type: Article

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