Characterization of organic membrane foulants in a submerged membrane bioreactor with pre-ozonation using three-dimensional excitation–emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 2111-2121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Liu ◽  
Zhong-lin Chen ◽  
Wen-zheng Yu ◽  
Shi-jie You
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Yuki Nakaya ◽  
Satoru Nakashima ◽  
Mihoko Moriizumi ◽  
Masahiro Oguchi ◽  
Shinsuke Kashiwagi ◽  
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Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
肖雪 Xue Xiao ◽  
张玉钧 Yujun Zhang ◽  
王志刚 Zhigang Wang ◽  
金丹 Dan Jin ◽  
殷高方 Gaofang Yin ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 61 (11) ◽  
pp. 2931-2942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huacheng Xu ◽  
Pinjing He ◽  
Guanzhao Wang ◽  
Liming Shao

Three-dimensional excitation emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy and gel-permeating chromatography (GPC) were employed to characterize the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in aerobic granulation. EPS matrix in this study was stratified into four fractions: (1) supernatant, (2) slime, (3) loosely bound EPS (LB-EPS), and (4) tightly bound EPS (TB-EPS). The results showed that the dissolved organic carbon was mainly distributed in TB-EPS fraction, and increased with increasing the operating time. The supernatant, slime, and LB-EPS fractions exhibited four fluorescence peaks, an autochthonous signature, unimodal MW distribution and lower molecular weight (MW) (3 < log [MW]<5), whereas the TB-EPS fraction only had two peaks, an allochthonous signature, multiple peaks and higher MW (5 < log [MW]<7). It was deemed that the formation of aerobic granules was correlated with the accumulation of proteins in the TB-EPS fraction. EEM spectroscopy and GPC profiles could be used as appropriate and effective methods to characterize the EPS in aerobic granulation from a micro-view level.


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