The Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Micropollutant Removal
In biological wastewater treatment (WWT), microorganisms live and grow held together by a slime matrix comprised of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), forming a three-dimensional microbial structure of aggregates (flocs or granules) and by chemical binding forces. Furthermore, microscopic obs...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Chemical Engineering |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2022.778469/full |