Adsorption of heavy by EPS of activated sludge

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 59-66

  Liu, Y ^a   Lam, M C ^a   Fang, H H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Adsorption; EPS; Extracellular polymeric substances; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; CENTRIFUGATION; HEAVY METALS; ISOTHERMS; PROTEINS; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BIOPOLYMER; CADMIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; COBALT; COPPER ION; HEAVY METAL; NICKEL; PROTEIN; ZINC ION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; HEAVY METAL; MUNICIPAL WASTE; POLYMER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; CENTRIFUGATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTRACTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; BIOPOLYMERS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; METALS, HEAVY; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0035223105     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0340     Document Type: Conference Paper

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