Microbial extracellular enzyme activity affects performance in a full-scale modified activated sludge process

Authors :: Francis, Hassard
Jeremy, Biddle
Richard, Harnett
Tom, Stephenson
Source :: The Science of the total environment. 625
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: The rate-limiting step of wastewater treatment is the breakdown of polymers by extracellular enzyme activity (EEA). The efficacy of EEA on biomass from full scale conventional activated sludge (AS) and modified AS with bench scale and full scale rotating biofilm reactors (RBR) was compared. The maximum amino-peptidase EEA was 394 ± 34 μmolL

Subjects :: Bioreactors
Sewage
Biofilms
Biomass
Wastewater
Waste Disposal, Fluid

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