Sludge minimization in municipal wastewater treatment by polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 7281-7294

  Valentino, Francesco ^a   Morgan Sagastume, Fernando ^b   Fraraccio, Serena ^c,d   Corsi, Giovanna ^a   Zanaroli, Giulio ^c,d   Werker, Alan ^b   Majone, Mauro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b AnoxKaldnes AB   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d Interuniversity Consortium Chemistry for the Environment (INCA)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mixed microbial culture; Polyhydroxyalkanoate; Sequencing batch reactor

Indexed keywords

POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER;

ANALYSIS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTOR; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER;

BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84940261596     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3268-y     Document Type: Article

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