Variations of internal structure and moisture distribution in activated sludge with stratified extracellular polymeric substances extraction

• Published in: International biodeterioration & biodegradation Vol. 116; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Yuan, Dongqin, Wang, Yili, Qian, Xu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Activated sludge; Bound water; cohesion; dewatering; energy; fractal dimensions; Geometric structure; hysteresis; modulus of elasticity; Network structure; Stratified extracellular polymeric substances; ultrasonics; viscosity; Geometric structure; Activated sludge; Network structure; Stratified extracellular polymeric substances; Bound water

The floc rupture and fractal structure during the ultrasonic pretreatment, rheological parameters as well as bound water content of activated sludge before/after extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) extraction was investigated to examine the variations of internal structure and moisture distribu...