Effects of variations of extracellular polymeric substances and soluble microbial products on activated sludge properties during anaerobic storage

Environmental Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 529-544

  Lei, Z ^a   Luo, X ^a   Zhang, Z ^b   Sugiura, N ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic storage; Dewatering; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Settleability; Soluble microbial products (SMP)

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; DEWATERING; PROTEINS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC STORAGE; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; SETTLEABILITY; SLUDGE CHARACTERISTICS; SLUDGE VOLUME INDEX; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; SPECIFIC RESISTANCE TO FILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACETIC ACID; BIOPOLYMER; CARBOHYDRATE; DNA; GLUCOSE; PROTEIN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOPOLYMERS; CARBOHYDRATES; DEWATERING; FILTRATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DEWATERING; DNA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTRATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLYMER; PROTEIN; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; FILTRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE SETTLING; SLUDGE TREATMENT; STORAGE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 34347383530     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2007.9619781     Document Type: Article

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