Formation, characterization and mathematical modeling of the aerobic granular sludge

This book explores the formation, characterization and mathematical modeling of aerobic granular sludge, integrating process engineering tools and molecular microbiology to describe significant progress in understanding of bacterial granulation processes.

Reports on successful aerobic granulation of sludge in pilot-scale reactor for treatment of low-strength municipal wastewater and identifies the key factors responsible for this process

Develops comprehensive models for sludge granulation, microbial interactions and microbial products formation to provide insights into the dynamics of all the soluble and solid components in aerobic granular sludge system

Demonstrates accelerated start-up and optimization of the anaerobic ammonia oxidation process by seeding the reactor with aerobic granules

Inhalt
Research questions and thesis overview.- Quantitative description of the sludge granulation process.- Autotrophic and heterotrophic growth in aerobic granular sludge.- Storage and growth processes in Aerobic granular sludge.- Formation processes of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS).- Fractionating and determination of the soluble microbial products (SMP).- Fate of the microbial products in aerobic granular sludge.- Microbial products formation in autotrophic granular sludge.- Granulation in a pilot-scale SBR for treatment of municipal wastewater.- Startup of the anammox process by seeding aerobic granular sludge.