SEM-EDS for determining the phosphorus content in activated sludge EPS

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 105-112

  Oosthuizen, Danie J ^a   Cloete, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological phosphorus removal; EDS; EPS; EPS extraction; Extracellular polymeric substances; Orthophosphate; SEM; Wastewater; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BIOPOLYMER; PHOSPHORUS; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; EFFLUENT; EXTRACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECTROMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 0035011941     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0351     Document Type: Conference Paper

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