Composition of extracellular polymeric substances in the activated sludge floc matrix

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 325-333

  Bura, R ^a,b   Cheung, M ^a,b   Liao, B ^a,b   Finlayson, J ^a,b   Lee, B C ^a,b   Droppo, I G ^c   Leppard, G G ^c,d   Liss, S N ^a,b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Extracellular polymeric substances; Microbial floc

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DNA; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLOCCULATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

BACTERIAL DNA; PHOSPHORUS; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; POLYMER; WASTE WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; SURFACE CHARGE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031833319     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00125-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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