Understanding the role of extracellular polymeric substances in an enhanced biological phosphorus removal granular sludge system

2014 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
pp. 307-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randeng Wang ◽  
Yongzhen Peng ◽  
Zhanli Cheng ◽  
Nanqi Ren
Keyword(s):  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Extracellular Polymeric Substances ◽  
Granular Sludge ◽  
Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Biological Phosphorus

scholarly journals Layered Extraction and Adsorption Performance of Extracellular Polymeric Substances from Activated Sludge in the Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Process

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (18) ◽  
pp. 3358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daxue Li ◽  
Hailing Xi
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Functional Groups ◽  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Extracellular Polymeric Substances ◽  
Cation Exchange Resin ◽  
Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Adsorption Performance ◽  
Biological Phosphorus

A large amount of phosphorus was found in the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of activated sludge used in enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR), so the role of EPS and extracellular phosphorus in EBPR should not be neglected. The composition and properties of tightly bound EPS (TB-EPS) and loosely bound EPS (LB-EPS) were significantly different, and it was necessary to study the adsorption performance of EPS through the fractionating of activated sludge into LB-EPS, TB-EPS and microbial cells. In this study, the adsorption performance of LB-EPS and TB-EPS for phosphate was explored by extracting LB-EPS and TB-EPS via sonication and cation exchange resin (CER), respectively. The results indicated that the sonication-CER method was an efficient and reliable extraction method for EPS with a synergistic effect. The performance of EPS in the adsorption/complexing of phosphate was excellent because of its abundant functional groups. Specifically, the type and content of metal elements and functional groups in TB-EPS were much greater than those in LB-EPS, which led to the key role of TB-EPS in the adsorption/complexing of phosphate. Finally, a metabolic model for EBPR with consideration of the adsorption performance of LB-EPS and TB-EPS was proposed.

A flux-based stoichiometric model of enhanced biological phosphorus removal metabolism

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 609-613
Author(s):  
J. Pramanik ◽  
P. L. Trelstad ◽  
J. D. Keasling
Keyword(s):  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Reaction Network ◽  
Bacterial Biomass ◽  
Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Stoichiometric Model ◽  
Aerobic Reactor ◽  
Complete Set ◽  
Biological Phosphorus

Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) in wastewater treatment involves metabolic cycling through the biopolymers polyphosphate (polyP), polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), and glycogen. This cycling is induced through treatment systems that alternate between carbon-rich anaerobic and carbon-poor aerobic reactor basins. While the appearance and disappearance of these biopolymers has been documented, the intracellular pressures that regulate their synthesis and degradation are not well understood. Current models of the EBPR process have examined a limited number of metabolic pathways that are frequently lumped into an even smaller number of “reactions.” This work, on the other hand, uses a stoichiometric model that contains a complete set of the pathways involved in bacterial biomass synthesis and energy production to examine EBPR metabolism. Using the stoichiometric model we were able to analyze the role of EBPR metabolism within the larger context of total cellular metabolism, as well as predict the flux distribution of carbon and energy fluxes throughout the total reaction network. The model was able to predict the consumption of PHB, the degradation of polyP, the uptake of acetate and the release of Pi. It demonstrated the relationship between acetate uptake and Pi release, and the effect of pH on this relationship. The model also allowed analysis of growth metabolism with respect to EBPR.

Phosphorus Removal in an Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Process: Roles of Extracellular Polymeric Substances

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (20) ◽  
pp. 11482-11489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai-Ling Zhang ◽  
Wei Fang ◽  
Yong-Peng Wang ◽  
Guo-Ping Sheng ◽  
Raymond J. Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Extracellular Polymeric Substances ◽  
Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Biological Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Removal Process ◽  
Biological Phosphorus
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