| Literature DB >> 20347763 |
Ryuichi Hirota1, Akio Kuroda, Junichi Kato, Hisao Ohtake.
Abstract
Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) has become a well-established process and is currently applied in many full-scale wastewater treatment processes. Phosphorus recovered from EBPR waste sludge can be used as a raw material for the fertilizer industry, if a sound recycling strategy is developed and applied. In this review, we summarize our current knowledge on phosphate metabolism in bacteria, focusing on molecular mechanisms of bacterial polyphosphate (polyP) accumulation. A simple method for releasing polyP from EBPR waste sludge and recovering phosphorus in a reusable form for the fertilizer industry is presented. We also describe a recent development of bioprocesses for the expanded use of polyP in the production of value-added chemicals. (c) 2009 The Society for Biotechnology, Japan. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 20347763 DOI： 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2009.10.018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biosci Bioeng ISSN： 1347-4421 Impact factor: 2.894