In situ imaging of biopolymers and extracellular enzymes in activated sludge flocs of a municipal wastewater treatment plant

• Published in: Journal of chemical technology and biotechnology (1986) Vol. 88; no. 7; pp. 1295 - 1304
• Main Authors: Szilveszter, Szabolcs, Ráduly, Botond, Ábrahám, Beáta, Lányi, Szabolcs
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.07.2013; Wiley; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Activated sludge; activated sludge floc; Applied sciences; Biopolymers; Chemical engineering; CLSM imaging; Exact sciences and technology; extracellular enzymes; fluorochromes; General purification processes; immunostaining; Lipids; Municipal wastewater; Pollution; Sewerage works: sewers, sewage treatment plants, outfalls; Spatial distribution; Wastewater treatment plants; Wastewaters; Water treatment and pollution; Activated sludge; extracellular enzymes; In situ; fluorochromes; immunostaining; Sewage treatment plant; Spatial distribution; Imaging; Laser; CLSM imaging; Bacteria; Urban waste water; biopolymers; activated sludge floc

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate biopolymers and extracellular enzymes in whole activated sludge flocs originating from a full‐scale wastewater treatment plant, by means of confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) techniques. Both sectioned and whole activated sludge floc samples...