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

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) regulated by quorum sensing (QS) could directly
mediate adhesion between microorganisms and form tight microbial aggregates. Besides …

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 …

Anammox as a promising biological nitrogen removal technology has attracted much
attention. However, cold temperature would limit its wide application and little is known …

Sludge is an inevitable by product of sewage treatment, and it includes pathogens, heavy
metals, organic pollutants and other toxic substances. The components of sludge are …

Thauera, as one of the core members of wastewater biological treatment systems, plays an
important role in the process of nitrogen and phosphorus removal from low-carbon source …

Biological nitrogen removal from pharmaceutical wastewater has drawn increasing attention
due to biotoxicity and inhibition. In this study, for the first time, a novel approach integrating …

Sulfate radicals are well-known for their strong oxidation potential (2.60 V), their high
reaction rate (106–109 M/s) and longer life span (t 1/2= 30–40 μs). Owing to the revealed …

Environment-friendly and cost-effective disposal and reutilization of sludge wastes are
essential in wastewater treatment processes (WWTPs). Converting activated sludge into …

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 …