The chemical and mechanical differences between alginate-like exopolysaccharides isolated from aerobic flocculent sludge and aerobic granular sludge

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-65

  Lin, Y M ^a   Sharma, P K ^b   van Loosdrecht, M C M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Aerobic granular sludge; Exopolysaccharides; Gel forming property

Indexed keywords

GELS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SEWAGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGES; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; FLOCCULENT SLUDGE; FORMING PROPERTIES; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GENERALIZED MAXWELL MODEL; VISCO-ELASTIC BEHAVIORS;

ALGINATE;

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MANNURONIC ACID; POLYMER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALGINATE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FLOCCULATION; FRACTIONATION; GEL; MATRIX; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC ACID; OXIC CONDITIONS; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEWAGE;

AEROBIC FLOCCULENT SLUDGE; AEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPRESSION; FRACTIONATION; GEL; HYDROLYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 84870057426     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.09.017     Document Type: Article

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