Understanding the role of extracellular polymeric substances in an enhanced biological phosphorus removal granular sludge system

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 169, Issue , 2014, Pages 307-312

  Wang, Randeng ^a   Peng, Yongzhen ^a,b   Cheng, Zhanli ^a   Ren, Nanqi ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

EBPR granular sludge; EPS; Metal cations; Phosphorus; Transferring process

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GRANULAR MATERIALS; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; LIQUIDS;

ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; EPS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; GRANULAR SLUDGE; GRANULAR SLUDGE SYSTEMS; METAL CATION; PHOSPHORUS ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; TRANSFERRING PROCESS;

LIQUIDS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

CALCIUM ION; CATION EXCHANGE RESIN; MAGNESIUM ION; METAL ION; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMER; POTASSIUM ION; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; MICROBIAL PRODUCTS NOT CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE; PHOSPHATE; POLYPHOSPHATE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PYROPHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIOPOLYMER; CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; SEWAGE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ADSORPTION; AERATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; GRANULAR MEDIUM; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMER; SLUDGE; BIOACCUMULATION; MATRIX; METAL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GRANULAR SLUDGE SYSTEM; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE; SURFACE CHARGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL PROCESS; ION TRANSPORT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHORUS ACCUMULATING ORGANISM; PROKARYOTES BY METABOLISM; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; STEADY STATE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ADSORPTION; AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOPOLYMERS; CALCIUM; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; POTASSIUM; SEWAGE; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84904915656     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.06.040     Document Type: Article

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