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Absence of KpsM (Slr0977) Impairs the Secretion of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) and Impacts Carbon Fluxes in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 [PDF]

mSphere, 2021
Most cyanobacteria produce extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) that fulfill different biological roles depending on the strain/environmental conditions.
Marina Santos, Sara B. Pereira, Carlos Flores, Catarina Príncipe, Narciso Couto, Esther Karunakaran, Sara M. Cravo, Paulo Oliveira, Paula Tamagnini   +8 more
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Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) as Microalgal Bioproducts: A Review of Factors Affecting EPS Synthesis and Application in Flocculation Processes

Energies, 2021
Microalgae are natural resources of intracellular compounds with a wide spectrum of applications in, e.g., the food industry, pharmacy, and biofuel production.
Wioleta Babiak, Izabela Krzemińska
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Treatment of laundry wastewater using extracellular polymeric substances (EPS)

Environmental Systems Research, 2023
The problem of management and treatment of wastewater from commercial laundries is a matter of concern. The present study provides an effective and eco-friendly solution to the treatment of wastewater from commercial laundries in Quebec (Canada) by using
Sushil Kumar, Ali Khosravanipour Mostafazadeh, Patrick Drogui, R. D. Tyagi   +3 more
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Chemical extraction methods for activated sludge extracellular polymeric substances (EPS): A review [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2022
Waste activated sludge (WAS) is formed by a diverse microorganisms, organic and inorganic compounds merged and mixed together in an extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) network.
Yap Branda Jian Tong, Heng Gan Chin, Ng Choon Aun   +2 more
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Continental-scale drivers of soil microbial extracellular polymeric substances [PDF]

Nature Communications
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are key microbial residues that contribute to soil organic carbon (SOC) and promote soil aggregation. Yet, their abundance and large-scale controls have only begun to be investigated.
Ke Shi, Qing Zheng, Baorong Wang, Lisa Noll, Shasha Zhang, Yuntao Hu, Honghua Ruan, Wolfgang Wanek   +7 more
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Improvement of sludge dewaterability and disintegration efficiency using electrolytic zero-valent iron activated peroxymonosulfate

Water Science and Technology, 2021
Electrolysis zero-valent iron activated peroxymonosulfate (EZVI-PMS) was applied to enhance sludge dewaterability and disintegration performance. Sludge dewaterability was characterized by capillary suction time (CST), specific resistance to filtration ...
Shaodong Guo, Yuxin Huang, Long Zhou, Xinghu Huang   +3 more
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Antibiofilm Action of Plant Terpenes in Salmonella Strains: Potential Inhibitors of the Synthesis of Extracellular Polymeric Substances

Pathogens, 2022
Salmonella can form biofilms that contribute to its resistance in food processing environments. Biofilms are a dense population of cells that adhere to the surface, creating a matrix composed of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) consisting mainly ...
Julian J. Palomares-Navarro, Ariadna T. Bernal-Mercado, Gustavo A. González-Aguilar, Luis A. Ortega-Ramirez, Miguel A. Martínez-Téllez, Jesús F. Ayala-Zavala   +5 more
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Treating Tapioca Starch Industrial Wastewater Using Two-Phase Multi-Staged Up-Flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (MS-UASB)

Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 2023
A laboratory-scale, two-phase multi-staged up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (MS-UASB) treatment system was monitored over time in order to evaluate its treatment efficiency and performance when treating non-diluted industrial tapioca starch wastewater ...
Thanapat Thepubon, Pairaya Choeisai, Krit Choeisai, Kazuaki Syutsubo   +3 more
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In situ role of extracellular polymeric substances in microbial electron transfer by Methylomonas sp. LW13

Fundamental Research, 2021
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), produced by microorganisms, establish the functional and structural integrity of microbial biofilms. In biological wastewater treatments, the transformation of pollutants largely relies on microbial electron ...
Huan Wang, Yue Zheng, Baoli Zhu, Feng Zhao   +3 more
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The Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Micropollutant Removal

Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, 2022
In biological wastewater treatment (WWT), microorganisms live and grow held together by a slime matrix comprised of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), forming a three-dimensional microbial structure of aggregates (flocs or granules) and by ...
Antonio Melo, Antonio Melo, Cristina Quintelas, Cristina Quintelas, Eugénio C. Ferreira, Eugénio C. Ferreira, Daniela P. Mesquita, Daniela P. Mesquita   +7 more
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