In biological wastewater treatment (WWT), microorganisms live and grow held together by a slime matrix comprised of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), forming three-dimensional microbial structure aggregates (flocs or granules) chemical binding forces. Furthermore, microscopic observations showed that cells within the flocs were cross linked with EPS, network polymers pores channels. The...

Abstract The problem of management and treatment wastewater from commercial laundries is a matter concern. present study provides an effective eco-friendly solution to the in Quebec (Canada) by using extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) as bio-flocculant. EPS was produced valorization crude glycerol paper mill sludge bacterial strain (BS-04). Two different types EPS: Slime (S-EPS) Broth (B-E...

Background: Bacterial Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) are environmental friendly and versatile polymeric materials that are used in a wide range of industries such as: food, textile, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. To make the production process of the EPS cost-effective, improvements in the production yield is required which could be implemented through application of processes such a...

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen able to persist in food industry and is responsible for a severe illness called listeriosis. The ability of L. monocytogenes to persist in environments is due to its capacity to form biofilms that are a sessile community of microorganisms embedded in a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS's). In this review, we summarized...

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) reportedly make up approximately half of the organic matter in activated sludge (AS), and therefore strongly influence AS properties. This study evaluated component fractions EPS normalized to volatile suspended solids (VSS) waste (WAS) from a trickling-filter-solids contact process (TF/SC) its ability biosorb raw wastewater with 30 min time. Biosorption...