Role and significance of extracellular polymeric substances from granular sludge for simultaneous removal of organic matter and ammonia nitrogen

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 179, Issue , 2015, Pages 460-466

  Yan, Lilong ^a   Liu, Yu ^a   Wen, Yan ^a   Ren, Yuan ^b   Hao, Guoxin ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a  

^a NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Extracellular polymeric substances; FTIR; Granular sludge; Mineral fraction; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; METAL IONS; METALS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CATION EXCHANGE RESIN (CER); DIFFERENT PARTICLE SIZES; DYNAMIC VARIATIONS; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE (EPSS); FTIR; GRANULAR SLUDGE; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AMMONIUM NITRATE; BARIUM ION; CALCIUM; CATION EXCHANGE RESIN; CUPRIC ION; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYSACCHARIDE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; AMMONIA; ION EXCHANGE RESIN; MINERAL; NITROGEN; POLYMER; SEWAGE;

AMMONIA; GRANULAR MEDIUM; ION EXCHANGE; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYSACCHARIDE; SLUDGE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOSORPTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PROTEIN CONTENT; SLUDGE; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; ZETA POTENTIAL; AEROBIC METABOLISM; CHEMISTRY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FRACTIONATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; STATIC ELECTRICITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; AMMONIA; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; MINERALS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; SEWAGE; STATIC ELECTRICITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84920570532     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.12.042     Document Type: Article

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