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Article: Influence of loosely bound extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on the flocculation, sedimentation and dewaterability of activated sludge

TitleInfluence of loosely bound extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on the flocculation, sedimentation and dewaterability of activated sludge
Authors
KeywordsActivated sludge
Bioflocculation
Biological wastewater treatment
Dewaterability
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS)
Sedimentation
Issue Date2007
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/watres
Citation
Water Research, 2007, v. 41 n. 5, p. 1022-1030 How to Cite?
AbstractLaboratory experiments on the activated sludge (AS) process were carried out to investigate the influence of microbial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), including loosely bound EPS (LB-EPS) and tightly bound EPS (TB-EPS), on biomass flocculation, sludge settlement and dewaterability. The heat EPS extraction method was modified to include a mild step and a harsh step for extracting the LB-EPS and TB-EPS, respectively, from the sludge suspension. Six lab-scale AS reactors were used to grow AS with different carbon sources of glucose and sodium acetate, and different sludge retention times (SRTs) of 5, 10 and 20 days. The variation in the bioreactor condition produced sludge with different abundances of EPS and different flocculation and separation characteristics. The sludge that was fed on glucose had more EPS than the sludge that was fed on acetate. For any of the feeding substrates, the sludge had a nearly consistent TB-EPS value regardless of the SRT, and an LB-EPS content that decreased with the SRT. The acetate-fed sludge performed better than the glucose-fed sludge in terms of bioflocculation, sludge sedimentation and compression, and sludge dewaterability. The sludge flocculation and separation improved considerably as the SRT lengthened. The results demonstrate that the LB-EPS had a negative effect on bioflocculation and sludge-water separation. The parameters for the performance of sludge-water separation were much more closely correlated with the amount of LB-EPS than with the amount of TB-EPS. It is argued that although EPS is essential to sludge floc formation, excessive EPS in the form of LB-EPS could weaken cell attachment and the floc structure, resulting in poor bioflocculation, greater cell erosion and retarded sludge-water separation. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/150391
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dc.contributor.authorLi, XYen_US
dc.contributor.authorYang, SFen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T06:04:12Z-
dc.date.available2012-06-26T06:04:12Z-
dc.date.issued2007en_US
dc.identifier.citationWater Research, 2007, v. 41 n. 5, p. 1022-1030en_US
dc.identifier.issn0043-1354en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/150391-
dc.description.abstractLaboratory experiments on the activated sludge (AS) process were carried out to investigate the influence of microbial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), including loosely bound EPS (LB-EPS) and tightly bound EPS (TB-EPS), on biomass flocculation, sludge settlement and dewaterability. The heat EPS extraction method was modified to include a mild step and a harsh step for extracting the LB-EPS and TB-EPS, respectively, from the sludge suspension. Six lab-scale AS reactors were used to grow AS with different carbon sources of glucose and sodium acetate, and different sludge retention times (SRTs) of 5, 10 and 20 days. The variation in the bioreactor condition produced sludge with different abundances of EPS and different flocculation and separation characteristics. The sludge that was fed on glucose had more EPS than the sludge that was fed on acetate. For any of the feeding substrates, the sludge had a nearly consistent TB-EPS value regardless of the SRT, and an LB-EPS content that decreased with the SRT. The acetate-fed sludge performed better than the glucose-fed sludge in terms of bioflocculation, sludge sedimentation and compression, and sludge dewaterability. The sludge flocculation and separation improved considerably as the SRT lengthened. The results demonstrate that the LB-EPS had a negative effect on bioflocculation and sludge-water separation. The parameters for the performance of sludge-water separation were much more closely correlated with the amount of LB-EPS than with the amount of TB-EPS. It is argued that although EPS is essential to sludge floc formation, excessive EPS in the form of LB-EPS could weaken cell attachment and the floc structure, resulting in poor bioflocculation, greater cell erosion and retarded sludge-water separation. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/watresen_US
dc.relation.ispartofWater Researchen_US
dc.subjectActivated sludge-
dc.subjectBioflocculation-
dc.subjectBiological wastewater treatment-
dc.subjectDewaterability-
dc.subjectExtracellular polymeric substances (EPS)-
dc.subjectSedimentation-
dc.subject.meshBacteria - Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshBioreactorsen_US
dc.subject.meshFlocculationen_US
dc.subject.meshPolymers - Chemistryen_US
dc.subject.meshSewage - Chemistry - Microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshViscosityen_US
dc.subject.meshWaste Disposal, Fluiden_US
dc.subject.meshWater - Chemistryen_US
dc.titleInfluence of loosely bound extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on the flocculation, sedimentation and dewaterability of activated sludgeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailLi, XY:xlia@hkucc.hku.hken_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.watres.2006.06.037en_US
dc.identifier.pmid16952388-
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dc.identifier.volume41en_US
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.spage1022en_US
dc.identifier.epage1030en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1879-2448-
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dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen_US
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