A Fundamental Approach to Determining Intracellular Storage Products
In high-rate activated sludge (HRAS) systems, extracellular adsorption and intracellular storage have been referred to as the dominant mechanisms for capturing organic carbon from wastewater.
However, the quantification of storage products under short sludge retention time (SRT) of HRAS systems has rarely been studied until now. Since the measurement of storage products is complex and dependent on several variables, alternative solutions for substrate removal through storage are required to understand the high-rate system’s carbon capture efficiency.
In a paper published in New Biotechnology Journal, Treatment Engineer Arifur Rahman, Ph.D., PE, at right, and others propose a fundamental approach of determining the intracellular storage products from soluble organic carbon removal of domestic wastewater.
New Biotechnology is the official journal of the European Federation of Biotechnology.