Extraction of extracellular polymers from activated sludge using a cation exchange resin

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1749-1758

  Frølund, Bo ^a   Palmgren, Rikke ^b   Keiding, Kristian ^b   Nielsen, Per Halkjær ^b  

^a DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Cation exchange resin; Cell lysis; DNA; Extracellular polymers; Extraction; Humus; Polysaccharide; Protein

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CATION EXCHANGE RESIN; DNA; POLYMER; URONIC ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CYTOLYSIS; EXTRACTION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; DNA; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CATION EXCHANGE RESIN; CELL LYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERS; HUMUS; LOWRY METHOD;

EXTRACTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; EXTRACTION; POLYMERS;

EID: 0030217982     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00323-1     Document Type: Article

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