Chemical description of extracellular polymers: Implication on activated sludge floc structure

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 8-9 -9 pt 7, 1998, Pages 45-53

  Dignac, M F ^a   Urbain, V ^a   Rybacki, D ^a   Bruchet, A ^a   Snidaro, D ^a   Scribe, P ^b  

^a Lyonnaise des Eaux   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Cation exchange resin; Extracellular polymers; Lipids; Polysaccharides; Proteins; Pyrolysis; Sonication

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICAL BONDS; EXTRACTION; FLOCCULATION; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; LIPIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; PYROLYSIS; SUGARS;

EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

AMINO ACID; CATION EXCHANGE RESIN; MONOSACCHARIDE; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SUGAR;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTRACTION; FLOCCULATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PYROLYSIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRASOUND; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031761465     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00676-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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