Role of extracellular polymeric substances in improvement of sludge dewaterability through peroxidation

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 192, Issue , 2015, Pages 817-820

  Zhou, Xu ^a   Jiang, Guangming ^a   Zhang, Tingting ^a   Wang, Q ^a   Xie, Guo jun ^a   Yuan, Zhiguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dewaterability; Extracellular polymeric substances; Fenton reaction; Hydrogen peroxide; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; POLYMERS;

DEWATERABILITY; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FENTON REACTIONS; FENTON'S REAGENTS; PEROXIDATION PROCESS; SLUDGE DEWATERABILITY; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; FENTON'S REAGENT; IRON; SEWAGE; WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM MATRIX; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ELECTROLYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PEROXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE CONDITIONING; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; WATER;

EID: 84930260282     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.05.087     Document Type: Article

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