… As opposed to flocs, granules are dense and have high settling velocities. They can be … of
cells and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), which include any substances of biological …

… key components of PS in aerobic granule and indicated that the PS in EPS has contributed
to … from small, dispersed flocs to spherical or ellipsoidal granular sludge with regular shape, …

… Extracting EPS from aerobic granules is more difficult than from sludge flocs due to the
low surface-to-volume ratio of chemical exposure [17]. Tay et al. [41], McSwain et al. …

… flocs were elutriated out of the control and MBF reactors during the first 5 days. Consequently,
denser flocs … in granule function and structure, so PN was widely distributed throughout the …

… The aim of this work was also to determine the distribution of EPS in the granule structure. In
… small flocks to combine. On day 3 small granule seeds, characterised by compact structure, …

… Distributions of cells and extracellular polymeric substances (… , in acetate-fed granules and
phenol-fed granules were probed using … , protein core stabilized the aerobic granule structure. …

… conditions, into which aerobic floc sludge and granular sludge were respectively inoculated
… deteriorated the settleability of aerobic granules (even their structure). The supernatant EPS …

… During the feed and aerobic reaction phases, mixing was accomplished through the … extracted
EPS analyses indicates a bi-layer structure in the granular flocs derived in this study: i) an …

… granule diameters, and on the composition of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS)
in granules in various size-fractions at the beginning and end of the cycle of granular sludge …

… composition and properties of EPS in the aerobic granular sludge would help in a better
understanding of the formation of aerobic granules… the sludge flocs and aerobic granules using …