Roles of extracellular polymeric substances in enhanced biological phosphorus removal process

• Published in: Water research (Oxford) Vol. 86; pp. 85 - 95
• Main Authors: Li, Wen-Wei, Zhang, Hai-Ling, Sheng, Guo-Ping, Yu, Han-Qing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Activated sludge; Biodegradation, Environmental; Biological; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR); EPS; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Extracellular Space - chemistry; Mechanism; phosphorus; Phosphorus (P) recovery; Phosphorus - chemistry; Phosphorus removal; Polymers - chemistry; Sewage - chemistry; Sewage - microbiology; Sludge; Stores; Transformations; Transportation; Uptakes; Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods; wastewater; Phosphorus (P) recovery; Activated sludge; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR); Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Mechanism

Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) process is known to mainly rely on the ability of phosphorus-accumulating organisms to take up, transform and store excess amount of phosphorus (P) inside the cells. However, recent studies have revealed considerable accumulation of P also in the extrace...