Microbial products of activated sludge in biological wastewater treatment systems: A critical review

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-223

  Ni, Bing Jie ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

activated sludge; biological wastewater treatment; characteristics; EPS; extracellular polymeric substances; internal storage products (X STO) microbial products

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; CHARACTERISTICS; EPS; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; INTERNAL STORAGE; SMP; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; POLYMERS; RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ENZYME KINETICS; MODELS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

CARBOHYDRATE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; PROTEIN; SIDEROPHORE; URONIC ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLYMER; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOMASS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; REACTOR; REVIEW; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84855882025     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2010.507696     Document Type: Review

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