Carbon recovery from wastewater through bioconversion into biodegradable polymers

New Biotechnology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2017, Pages 9-23

  Valentino, Francesco ^a   Morgan Sagastume, Fernando ^b   Campanari, Sabrina ^a   Villano, Marianna ^a   Werker, Alan ^b,c   Majone, Mauro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feast famine; Mixed microbial cultures; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Storage; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CARBON; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY STORAGE; FOOD SUPPLY; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; RECOVERY; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACIDOGENIC FERMENTATION; BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS; FEAST FAMINES; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; MIXED MICROBIAL CULTURE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT;

FATTY ACIDS;

BIOPOLYMER; CARBON; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; WASTE WATER;

BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOPROCESS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; FERMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; WASTE WATER; WATER QUALITY; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 85006375490     PISSN: 18716784     EISSN: 18764347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2016.05.007     Document Type: Review

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