Microbial treatment performance with developed bioconversion process for citric acid production from sewage treatment plant sludge

• Main Authors: Jamal, Parveen, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Mohamed Salleh, Mohamad Ramlan, M. Akib, Munirah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: TA170 Environmental engineering; TP248.13 Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/10625/1/BPE-15.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/10625/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

In Malaysia, Sewage Treatment Plant Sludge (STP sludge) is the largest contributor of organic pollution to water resources and soil. Its contribution is top listed (64.4%), followed by animal husbandry wastes (32.2%), agro based pollutants (1.7%) and industrial effluents (1.3%) in terms of BOD...