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SUBMITTER: Modin O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4940897 | biostudies-other | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Critical reviews in environmental science and technology 20160218 7
The activated sludge process is commonly used to treat wastewater by aerobic oxidation of organic pollutants into carbon dioxide and water. However, several nonoxidative mechanisms can also contribute to removal of organics. Sorption onto activated sludge can remove a large fraction of the colloidal and particulate wastewater organics. Intracellular storage of, e.g., polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), triacylglycerides (TAG), or wax esters can convert wastewater organics into precursors for high-value ...[more]