title: Characteristics of aerobic granules grown on glucose a sequential batch shaking reactor.
abstract: Aerobic heterotrophic granular sludge was cultivated in a sequencing batch shaking reactor (SBSR) in which a synthetic wastewater containing glucose as carbon source was fed. The characteristics of the aerobic granules were investigated. Compared with the conventional activated sludge flocs, the aerobic granules exhibit excellent physical characteristics in terms of settleability, size, shape, biomass density, and physical strength. Scanning electron micrographs revealed that in mature granules little filamentous bacteria could be found, rod-shaped and coccoid bacteria were the dominant microorganisms.
authors.affiliation: School of Civil and Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China. chungcai@sjtu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Chun-guang
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Nan-wen
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jun-shen
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhen-peng
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei-min
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000254:growth & development*; D018533:Biomass; D019149:Bioreactors; D005427:Flocculation; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage; D005947:Glucose