TY - BOOK AU - Ni,Bing-Jie ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Formation, characterization and mathematical modeling of the aerobic granular sludge T2 - Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, SN - 9783642312816 AV - TD1-1066 U1 - 363.728 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Imprint: Springer KW - Environment KW - Environmental sciences KW - Waste management KW - Environmental engineering KW - Biotechnology KW - Waste Management/Waste Technology KW - Environmental Science and Engineering KW - Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology KW - Math. Appl. in Environmental Science N1 - 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 N2 - Aerobic granular sludge technology will play an important role as an innovative technology alternative to the present activated sludge process in industrial and municipal wastewater treatment in the near future. Intended to fill the gaps in the studies of aerobic granular sludge, this thesis comprehensively investigates the formation, characterization and mathematical modeling of aerobic granular sludge, through integrating the process engineering tools and advanced molecular microbiology. The research results of this thesis contributed significantly to the advance of understanding and optimization of the bacterial granulation processes, the next generation of technology for cost-effective biological wastewater treatment. Dr. Bing-Jie Ni works at Advanced Water Management Centre (AWMC) of The University of Queensland, Australia UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31281-6 ER -