Toward a reliable and generic applicable soluble microbial polymer extraction protocol

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 174-179

  Van Dierdonck, Jan ^a   Van Impe, Jan ^a   Smets, Ilse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

activated sludge; extracellular; extraction protocol; microbial; polymeric; polymers; soluble; substances

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; EXTRACELLULAR; EXTRACTION PROTOCOL; MICROBIAL; POLYMER (SOLID); POLYMERIC; SOLUBLE; SUBSTANCES;

BIOPOLYMERS; CENTRIFUGATION; CENTRIFUGES; POSITIVE IONS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

POLYMERS;

POLYMER; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; EXTRACTION; FILTRATION; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 84857847132     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2010.0191     Document Type: Article

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