Abstracts Sewage sludge (mainly composed of excessive bio-sludge) is an inevitable by-
product of biological wastewater treatment process and contains various toxic substances …

Sludge disposal is an integral part of wastewater treatment systems, and its cost usually
accounts for more than half of the total operation cost. Sludge disposal technology is facing …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), with a stratified structure including tightly-bound
EPS (TB-EPS), loosely-bound EPS (LB-EPS), and soluble EPS (S-EPS) surrounding the …

During the last decade, water demand and wastewater generation has increased due to
urbanization around the globe which had led to an increase in the utilization of …

A review of the characterization and functions of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of
microbial aggregates in biological wastewater treatment systems is presented in this paper …

Tetracycline (TC) is a commonly used human and veterinary antibiotic that is mostly
discharged into wastewater in the form of the parent compounds. At present, wastewater …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are present both outside of the cells and in the
interior of microbial aggregates, and account for a main component in microbial aggregates …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) are key biological substances, which largely
determine properties of sludge flocs, including hydrophobicity, adhesion, flocculation …

Characteristics of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in activated sludge strongly
depend on wastewater substrates. Proteinaceous substrates (ProS) present in …

A review concerning the definition, extraction, characterization, production and functions of
extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of microbial aggregates in biological wastewater …