Distribution and composition of extracellular polymeric substances in membrane-aerated biofilm

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	Distribution and composition of extracellular polymeric substances in membrane-aerated biofilm
	Bai, Renbi; Li, Tinggang; Liu, Junxin
刊名	JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
	2008-05-20
卷号	135 期号:1 页码:52-57
关键词	Composition Distribution Extracellular Polymeric Substances (Eps) Membrane-aerated Biofilm (Mab) Stratification Surface Loading Rate (Slr)
英文摘要	Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are one of the main components of the biofilm and perform important functions in the biofilm system. In this study, two membrane-aerated biofilms (MABs) were developed for the thin and thick biofilms under different surface loading rates (SLRs). Supplies of oxygen and substrates in the MAB were from two opposite directions. This counter diffusion of nutrients resulted in a different growth environment, in contrast to conventional biofilms receiving both oxygen and substrates from the same side. The compositions, distributions and physicochemical properties (solubility and bindability) of EPS in the MABs of different thicknesses under different SLRs were studied. The effect of dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration within the MAB on EPS properties and distribution was investigated. Experimental results showed the different biofilm thicknesses produced substantially different profiles of EPS composition and distribution. Soluble proteins were more dominant than soluble polysaccharides in the inner aerobic layer of the biofilms; in contrast, bound proteins were greater than bound polysaccharides in the outer anoxic or anaerobic layer of the biofilms. The biofilm-EPS matrix consisted mainly of bound EPS. Bound EPS exhibited a hump-shaped profile with the highest content occurring in an intermediate region in the thin MAB and relatively more uniformly in the one half of the biofilm close to the membrane side and then declined towards the biofilm-liquid interface in the thick MAB. The profiles of soluble EPS presented a similar declining trend from the membrane towards the outer region in both thin and thick MABs. The study suggested that not only EPS composition but also EPS distribution and properties (solubility and bindability) played a crucial role in controlling the cohesiveness and maintaining the structural stability and stratification of the MABs. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
WOS记录号	WOS:000256511300007
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.rcees.ac.cn/handle/311016/22296]
专题	生态环境研究中心_水污染控制实验室
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bai, Renbi,Li, Tinggang,Liu, Junxin. Distribution and composition of extracellular polymeric substances in membrane-aerated biofilm[J]. JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY,2008,135(1):52-57.
APA	Bai, Renbi,Li, Tinggang,&Liu, Junxin.(2008).Distribution and composition of extracellular polymeric substances in membrane-aerated biofilm.JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY,135(1),52-57.
MLA	Bai, Renbi,et al."Distribution and composition of extracellular polymeric substances in membrane-aerated biofilm".JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 135.1(2008):52-57.