Biopolymer recovery from wastewater by aerobic granular sludge

Aerobic granular sludge represents a revolutionary new biological treatment system based on the formation of very dense microbial aggregates. An interesting feature of the granules is the high content of alginates, which are extracellular biopolymers with valuable applications. The aims of the current project are (1) the maximization of the alginate yield, and (2) the optimization of the polymer extraction procedure.

Keywords:DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS, ACTIVATED SLUDGE, SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES, BIO-POLYMERS

Disciplines:Catalysis and reacting systems engineering, Chemical product design and formulation, General chemical and biochemical engineering, Process engineering, Separation and membrane technologies, Transport phenomena, Other (bio)chemical engineering

Project type:Collaboration project