Fluorescence detection to determine proteins and humic-like substances fingerprints of exopolymeric substances (EPS) from biological sludges performed by size exclusion chromatography (SEC)

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 131, Issue , 2013, Pages 159-165

  Bhatia, Divya ^a,b,c   Bourven, Isabelle ^a   Simon, Stéphane ^a   Bordas, François ^a   van Hullebusch, Eric D ^b   Rossano, Stéphanie ^b   Lens, Piet N L ^c   Guibaud, Gilles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^b Université Paris Est UPEM   (France)

^c UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Fluorescence detector; Humic like substances; Protein like macromolecules; Size exclusion chromatography (SEC)

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHY; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULES; POLYMERS;

ANAEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGE; BACTERIAL AGGREGATES; BIOLOGICAL SLUDGE; DETECTION METHODS; EPS-PROTEIN; EXOPOLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FLUORESCENCE DETECTION; FLUORESCENCE DETECTOR; HUMIC-LIKE SUBSTANCES; RELATIVE SIZES;

PROTEINS;

EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; HUMIC LIKE SUBSTANCE; POLYMER; PROTEIN LIKE MOLECULE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CELL ORGANELLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DETECTION METHOD; EXOPOLYMER; FLUORESCENCE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; PIGMENT; PROTEIN; SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; FLUORESCENCE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SLUDGE; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84872722060     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.12.078     Document Type: Article

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