Natural flocculants from fresh and saline wastewater: Comparative properties and flocculation performances
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Keywords
Bioflocculant
Mixed culture
Resource recovery
Industrial wastewater
Natural polyelectrolyte
Extracellular polymeric substances
Abbreviations
B-EPS
Bound extracellular polymeric substance
CD
Charge density
CER
Cation exchange resin
COD
Chemical oxygen demand
DOC
Dissolved organic carbon
DON
Dissolved organic nitrogen
EPS
Extracellular polymeric substances
FTIR
Fourier transform infrared
FW
Fresh water
LC-OCD-OND
Liquid chromatography-organic carbon detection-organic nitrogen detection
LMW
Low molecular weight
MBR
Membrane bioreactor
MW
Molecular weight
NTU
Nephelometric turbidity unit
PE
Polyelectrolyte
PN
Protein
PS
Polysaccharides
Sal
Saline water
S-EPS
Soluble extracellular polymeric substance
SRT
Solids retention time
TN
Total nitrogen
TSS
Total suspended solids
VSS
Volatile suspended solids
WWTP
Wastewater treatment plant
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