Fractional, biodegradable and spectral characteristics of extracted and fractionated sludge extracellular polymeric substances

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 4387-4396

  Wei, Liang Liang ^a   Wang, Kun ^a   Zhao, Qing Liang ^a   Jiang, Jun Qiu ^a   Kong, Xiang Juan ^b   Lee, Duu Jong ^c  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Center of Science and Technology of Construction   (China)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable rate; Extracellular polymeric substances; Extraction methods; Fractionation; Sludge

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; POSITIVE IONS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

CATION EXCHANGE RESIN (CER); EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; EXTRACTION METHOD; EXTRACTION PROTOCOLS; HUMIC-LIKE SUBSTANCES; HYDROPHILIC COMPONENTS; SLUDGE; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

CATION EXCHANGE RESIN; FORMALDEHYDE; MICROBIAL PRODUCTS NOT CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE; SLUDGE EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINITY; BIODEGRADATION; FORMALDEHYDE; FRACTIONATION; HUMIC ACID; HYDROXIDE; POLYMER; RESIN; SLUDGE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; HEATING; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HYDROPHILICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84863552718     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.05.049     Document Type: Article

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