Role of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) production in bioaggregation: application to wastewater treatment

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 99, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 9883-9905

  Ding, Zhiji ^a   Bourven, Isabelle ^b   Guibaud, Gilles ^b   van Hullebusch, Eric D ^c   Panico, Antonio ^d   Pirozzi, Francesco ^e   Esposito, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^c Université Paris Est UPEM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÀ TELEMATICA PEGASO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

EPS; Flocculation; Granulation; Mechanism; Polysaccharide; Protein

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; FLOCCULATION; GRANULATION; MECHANISMS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; RECLAMATION;

BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS; EPS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL MATRICES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOPOLYMER; WASTE WATER;

AGGREGATE; BIOFILM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEWATERING; FLOCCULATION; GRANULAR MEDIUM; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PARTICLE SETTLING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOAGGREGATION; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MACROMOLECULE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; FLOCCULATION; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOPOLYMERS; FLOCCULATION; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84947036865     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6964-8     Document Type: Review

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