Role of microbial granules in biological wastewater treatment

• Main Author: Xu, Bin.
• Other Authors: Tay, Stephen Tiong Lee
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/12131
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Microorganisms are almost always found in naturally occurring aggregates, such as suspended floes, granules and attached biofilms. As compared with biofilms, microbial granules contain similarly high concentrations of biomass and high microbial diversity, but they are dense aggregates without any ca...