title: The EPS characteristics of sludge in an aerobic granule membrane bioreactor.
abstract: The relationship between extracellular polymerase substances (EPS) and sludge characteristic were investigated by extraction and analysis of EPS in different size biomass and membrane fouling in an aerobic granule membrane bioreactor (GMBR). The results indicated that the contents of EPS, polysaccharides and proteins in large granules (particle diameter, d>0.45mm) were significantly lower than that in small granules (d<0.45mm) and flocculent sludge. In addition, the content of EPS in membrane fouling was more than that in suspended biomass. For flocculent sludge, the sedimentation and filtering performance decreased markedly as increasing EPS content. However, for granular sludge, there was no significant correlation between EPS content and sludge characteristics. Furthermore, application of aerobic granule can improve sludge filtering properties and delay the process of membrane fouling, as a result of better morphological structure and lower EPS content.
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Key Laboratory of Hollow Fiber Membrane Material and Membrane Process, Institute of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnical University, Tianjin 300160, China.
authors.forename: Wang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xuan
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bin
authors.forename: Shen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhiqiang
authors.forename: Qiu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhigang
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhaoli
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Junwen
authors.forename: Wang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jingfeng
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000737:chemistry*; D005374:Filtration; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010316:Particle Size; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000032:analysis*; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011134:Polysaccharides; D012722:Sewage