Formation of artificial granules for proving gelation as the main mechanism of aerobic granulation in biological wastewater treatment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 548-554

  Li, Yun ^a   Yang, Shu Fang ^b   Zhang, Jian Jun ^b   Li, Xiao Yan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Shenzhen Municipal Engineering Design Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Aerobic granules; Biological wastewater treatment; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Gelation; Granulation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ALGINATE; BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL BONDS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GELATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; MAGNESIUM; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POSITIVE IONS; RECLAMATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC GRANULATION; AEROBIC GRANULES; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; BONDING INTERACTIONS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; GRANULATION PROCESS; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; FERRIC ION; LATEX; MAGNESIUM ION; PEPTONE; POLYMER; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL METHOD; CHEMICAL BONDING; GRANULAR MEDIUM; POLYMER; PROTEIN; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC GRANULATION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; GELATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; SIMULATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SUSPENSION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; BIOFILMS; FLOCCULATION; GELS; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84907320489     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2014.260     Document Type: Article

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