ASP	Activated Sludge Process
bEPS	Bound Extracellular Polymeric Substances
BAP	Biomass Associated Products
BPC	Bio-Polymeric Clusters
BSA	Bovine Serum Albumin
COD	Chemical Oxygen Demand
DO	Dissolved Oxygen
EPS	Extracellular Polymeric Substances
F/M	Food to Microorganisms
FTIR	Fourier Transform Infra-Red
HF	Hollow Fibre
HPSEC	High-Performance Size Exclusion Chromatography
HRT	Hydraulic Residence Time
lb-EPS	Loosely Bound Extracellular Polymeric Substances
LC-OCND	Liquid Chromatography-Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Detector
MATH	Microbial Adhesion To Hydrocarbons
MBR	Membrane Bio-Reactor
MLSS	Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids
MW	Molecular Weight
NMR	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NOM	Natural Organic Matter
OTE	Oxygen Transfer Efficiency
PSA	Particle Size Analysis
PSD	Particle Size Distribution
RO	Reverse Osmosis
SEM	Scanning Electron Microscopy
sEPS	Soluble Extracellular Polymeric Substances
SMP	Soluble Microbial Products
SS	Suspended Solids
SRT	Solids Retention Time
tb-EPS	Tightly bound Extracellular Polymeric Substances
TEP	Transparent Exopolymer Particles
TMP	Trans-Membrane Pressure
TOC	Total Organic Carbon
UAP	Utilization Associated Products