Effect of carbon to nitrogen ratio on the composition of microbial extracellular polymers in activated sludge

被引:104
作者
Durmaz, B [1 ]
Sanin, FD [1 ]
机构
[1] Middle E Tech Univ, Dept Environm Engn, TR-06531 Ankara, Turkey
关键词
activated sludge; carbohydrates; C/N ratio; extracellular polymers; proteins;
D O I
10.2166/wst.2001.0626
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Effect of carbon to nitrogen ratio (C/N) on the sludge extracellular polymer composition is studied in synthetically fed semi-continuous reactors with 8 days of sludge age. Results show that C/N ratio influences the relative distribution of polymer carbohydrate and protein. At low C/N ratio of 5, polymer extracts have high protein and low carbohydrate content. As the C/N ratio is increased to 17.5 and then to 40, carbohydrate concentration increases sharply and protein concentration decreases.
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