Gel-forming exopolysaccharides explain basic differences between structures of aerobic sludge granules and floccular sludges

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 4469-4478

  Seviour, Thomas ^a   Pijuan, Maite ^a   Nicholson, Timothy ^a   Keller, Jürg ^a   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerobic sludge granules; Extracellular polymeric substances; Floccular sludge; Hydrogels; Sol gel transition

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; HYDROGELS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC SLUDGE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FLOCCULAR SLUDGE; OVERLAP CONCENTRATION; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR; SOL-GEL TRANSITIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

GRANULATION;

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GLYCOSIDE; POLYMER; PROTEIN;

EXOPOLYMER; GRANULAR MEDIUM; PH; POLYSACCHARIDE; RHEOLOGY; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; EXTRACTION; FLOW KINETICS; GEL; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 71749116467     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.07.018     Document Type: Article

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