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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Main Authors: Antonio Melo, Cristina Quintelas, Eugénio C. Ferreira, Daniela P. Mesquita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemical Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2022.778469/full

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