Characteristics of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) fractions from excess sludges and their effects on bioflocculability

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 3193-3198

  Yu, Guang Hui ^a   He, Pin Jing ^a   Shao, Li Ming ^a  

^a College of Environmental Science and Engineering ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Bioflocculant; Excess sludges; Extracellular polymeric substances; Flocculability; Fractionation

Indexed keywords

BIOFLOCCULANT; EXCESS SLUDGES; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FLOCCULABILITY; FLOCCULATING ACTIVITIES; FLOCCULATING RATES; HIGH CONTENTS; KAOLIN SUSPENSIONS; TRIVALENT CATIONS;

FLOCCULATION; KAOLIN; MACROMOLECULES; POSITIVE IONS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; TERBIUM ALLOYS;

POLYMERS;

ALUMINUM; FERRIC ION; KAOLIN; POLYMER;

ABNORMALITY; CATION; FLOCCULATION; FRACTIONATION; KAOLIN; POLYMER; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FLOCCULATION; FRACTIONATION; MACROMOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE;

ALUMINUM; CATIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLOCCULATION; IRON; KAOLIN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; POLYMERS; SEWAGE; VISCOSITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 63449089395     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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