Influences of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on flocculation, settling, and dewatering of activated sludge

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-273

  Liu, Yan ^a   Fang, Herbert H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Dewatering; Digestion; EPS; Flocculation; Hydrophobicity; Review; Settling; SRT; Surface charge; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; FLOCCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PROTEINS;

POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES (PS);

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

CARBOHYDRATE; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; OXYGEN; POLYMER; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DEWATERING; FLOCCULATION; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXTRACTION; FLOCCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PROCESS CONTROL; PROTEIN CONTENT; REVIEW; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE SETTLING; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SURFACE CHARGE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 0043074899     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643380390814479     Document Type: Review

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