Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from aerobic granular sludges: Extraction, fractionation, and anionic properties

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 166, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1685-1702

  Caudan, Cédric ^a   Filali, Ahlem ^b,c,d   Lefebvre, Dominique ^a   Spérandio, Mathieu ^b,c,d   Girbal Neuhauser, Elisabeth ^a  

^a Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

^b INSA   (France)

^c UMR792 INGÉNIERIE DES SYSTÈMES BIOLOGIQUES ET DES PROCÉDÉS   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Aerobic granules; Anionic polymers; Divalent cation bridging; Extracellular polymeric substances; Multi method extraction

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC GRANULES; ANIONIC POLYMERS; DIVALENT CATION; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MULTI METHODS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; FLOCCULATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; POSITIVE IONS; PROTEINS;

POLYMERS;

EDETIC ACID; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; SLUDGE; ULTRASOUND;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; CATIONS, DIVALENT; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; DETERGENTS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLOCCULATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; POLYSORBATES; PROTEINS; SEWAGE; SONICATION;

EID: 84860835212     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: 15590291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9569-z     Document Type: Article

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