Chitosan is a kind of natural polysaccharide biomass with the second highest content in
nature after cellulose, which has good biological properties such as biocompatibility …

Long-term operation of wastewater treatment plants results in the production of a large
amount of sewage sludge whose disposal is a critical problem. The excess sludge from both …

Resource recovery of excess sludge has been important to achieve the sustainability of
wastewater treatment, thereinto alginate-like exopolysaccharides (ALE) are considered as …

The effects of organic loading rate (OLR) on simultaneous phosphorus (P) and alginate-like
exopolymers (ALE) recovery from bacterial aerobic granular sludge (AGS) and algal …

Recovery of biopolymers is an important way of resource recovery in wastewater treatment
plants. However, their recycling and application pathways need to be further developed …

As a highly added value material, alginate-like extracellular polymers (ALE) can be
extracted from extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from aerobic granular sludge …

Excessive phosphorous discharge causes eutrophication of the aquatic system. Hence, from
the viewpoints of eutrophication control and sustainable use of phosphorous, its recovery …

Phosphorus plays a crucial role in modern society but often pollutes the environment
through raising eutrophication and has particularly devastating effects on the water …

Due to the annual increase in wastewater treatment in most Chinese cities, a major
environmental issue has arisen: safe treatment, disposal, and recycling of municipal sludge …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are biopolymers contained in both aerobic and
anaerobic sludge. In EPS, alginate like extracellular polymers (ALE) is thought as a highly …