title: [Research advance in aerobic sludge granulation for wastewater biological treatment].
abstract: The fundamentals and applications of aerobic sludge granulation technology in wastewater biological treatment are reviewed. The aspects discussed include the general characteristics and microbial structure of aerobic granules, major factors influencing granulation, models of sludge granulation, and their applications. This review is hoped to elucidating a unified interpretation of the formation of aerobic granules under various operation conditions. Aerobic granules are self-immobilized aggregates of bacteria and have a regular and smooth round shape, compact microbial structure and good settling ability. Granulation is depending on the composition and loading of the substrate, appropriate hydraulic selection pressure and operation condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China. felix79cn@zju.edu.cn
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Xiang-Yang
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wei-Guo
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Yu-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Zha
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical