Effect of EPS on flocculation-sedimentation and surface properties of activated sludge

Huagong Xuebao/CIESC Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1865-1871

  Zhang, Lanhe ^a,b   Li, Jun ^a   Guo, Jingbo ^a   Jia, Yanping ^a   Zhang, Haifeng ^a  

^a NORTHEAST ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Extracellular polymeric substances; Flocculation and settlement; Sequencing batch bioreactor; Surface properties

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CARBON SOURCE; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMER SUBSTANCE; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SEQUENCING BATCH BIOREACTORS; SIMULATED WASTEWATER; SLUDGE FLOCS; SLUDGE VOLUME INDEX; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENTS; FLOCCULATION; GLUCOSE; POLYMERS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84863594116     PISSN: 04381157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2012.06.030     Document Type: Article

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