Metal binding properties of extracellular polymeric substances extracted from anaerobic granular sludges

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4509-4519

  d'Abzac, Paul ^a   Bordas, François ^a   Joussein, Emmanuel ^a   van Hullebusch, Eric D ^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

Acidic constant; Anaerobic granular sludge; EPS characterization; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Metal sorption

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD; METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; URONIC ACID;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL BINDING; ION EXCHANGE; METAL; SLUDGE; SORPTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FLOCCULATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SEWAGE;

CADMIUM; FLOCCULATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; LEAD; METALS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; SEWAGE; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; URONIC ACIDS;

EID: 84879687592     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1401-3     Document Type: Article

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