In this contribution, we characterized the viscoelastic properties of EPS from granules of 9 full-scale industrial anaerobic reactors; and quantitatively investigated whether these properties correlate with granules’ resistance to compression (Egranule) and shear strength (Sgranule); Additionally, we also characterized the EPS amount and composition from different granules.
- Anaerobic granules
- Extracellular polymeric substances
- Mechanical strength
- Rheology