Butyrate can support PAOs but not GAOs in tropical climates

• Main Authors: Wang, Li, Liu, Jianbo, Oehmen, Adrian, Le, Chencheng, Geng, Yikun, Zhou, Yan
• Other Authors: Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Butyrate; Sludge Fermentation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/159590
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Glycogen accumulating organisms (GAOs) are thought to compete with polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs) for the often-limiting carbon sources available in wastewater, deteriorating enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) performance at high temperatures. Fermentation liquids are often u...