Critical review of EPS production, synthesis and composition for sludge flocculation

作     者：Klai Nouha Ram Saurabh Kumar Sellamuthu Balasubramanian Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi 

作者机构：Universite du Quebec Institut national de la Recherche Scientifique Centre Eau Terre & Environnement 490 de la CouronneQuebec G1K 9A9 Canada Institut Armand-Frappier 531 boul. des Prairies Laval Quebec H7V 1B7 Canada 

出 版 物：《Journal of Environmental Sciences》 (环境科学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2018年第30卷第4期

页      面：225-245页

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学科分类：083002[工学-环境工程] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 08[工学] 

主　　题：Extracellular polymeric substances Metabolic pathways Extraction methods Flocculation properties 

摘      要：Extracellular polymeric substances（EPS） produced by microorganisms represent biological macromolecules with unfathomable potentials and they are required to be explored further for their potential application as a bioflocculant in various wastewater sludge treatment. Although several studies already exist on biosynthetic pathways of different classical biopolymers like alginate and xanthan, no dedicated studies are available for EPS in sludge. This review highlights the EPS composition, functionality, and biodegradability for its potential use as a carbon source for production of other metabolites. Furthermore, the effect of various extraction methods（physical and chemical） on compositional, structural, physical and functional properties of microbial EPS has been addressed. The vital knowledge of the effect of extraction method on various important attributes of EPS can help to choose the suitable extraction method depending upon the intended use of EPS. The possible use of different molecular biological techniques for enhanced production of desired EPS was summarized.