New insights into transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) formation from precursor materials at various Na+/Ca2+ ratios

• Main Authors: Meng, Shujuan, Liu, Yu
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Precursor Materials; DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering; Transparent Exopolymer Particles
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87462; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46708
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) are planktonic, organic microgels which play significant roles in cycling of carbon and trace elements, aggregation of particles, feeding and accommodating microbes as well as development of biofilms. However, few studies are available on the mechanism of TEP f...