Table 3.
Soluble microbial products (SMP) and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) comparison in synthetic and domestic wastewater.
| SMP & EPS Concentrations | Synthetic Wastewater | Domestic Wastewater | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Min | Max | Average | Min | Max | |
| SMP proteins, mg/L | 15 ± 9 | 5 | 27 | 82 ± 20 | 51 | 105 |
| LBEPS proteins, mg/g VSS | 12 ± 6 | 4 | 20 | 13 ± 9 | 1 | 25 |
| TBEPS proteins, mg/g VSS | 39 ± 6 | 29 | 46 | 38 ± 9 | 25 | 55 |
| SMP carbohydrates, mg/L | 1.8 ± 1.1 | 0.5 | 5 | 20 ± 9 | 5 | 31 |
| LBEPS carbohydrates, mg/g VSS | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 ± 1.6 | 0.0 | 5 |
| TBEPS carbohydrates, mg/g VSS | 6 ± 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 ± 3 | 4 | 14 |