Extraction of extracellular polymeric substances from activated sludge in membrane bioreactor
The optimum conditions and effectiveness of extraction of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from activated sludge in a membrane bioreactor(MBR) were studied under such conditions, thermal, acid, alkaline treatment methods, and it was concluded that both thermal treatment (80℃,45 min) and EDTA bi-sodium treatment were effective.The sludge cell was damaged seriously by NaOH treatment (1 mol·L-1,2 h), but when formaldehyde was added, the nucleic acid concentration was reduced by 21.5%, and the damage to sludge cell was then decreased.