Fouling layer with fractionated extracellular polymeric substances of activated sludge

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 993-1002

  Yu, Guang Hui ^a   Lee, Duu Jong ^b   He, Pin Jing ^a   Shao, Li Ming ^a   Lai, Juin Yih ^c  

^a Tongji University   (China)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Extracellular polymeric substances; Filterability; Fluorescence staining; Sludge

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; DEAD CELLS; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FILTER MEMBRANE; FLUORESCENCE STAINING; FOULING LAYERS; IN-SITU; LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS;

BIOACTIVITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; SCANNING; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

POLYMERS;

FILTRATION; FLUORESCENCE; FOULING; LASER; LIPID; POLYSACCHARIDE;

EID: 77951684626     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496391003666213     Document Type: Article

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