Table 2 Biomass and EPS content during the operating days
Content (μg/g-dry packings) | Time (day) | BTF1 | BTF2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Upper | Bottom | Upper | Bottom | ||
Proteins | 15 | 44.63 ± 4.43 | 57.11 ± 2.00 | 37.39 ± 3.32 | 25.62 ± 2.16 |
30 | 34.38 ± 2.71 | 61.58 ± 6.78 | 13.07 ± 5.79 | 6.92 ± 0.66 | |
60 | 54.78 ± 1.38 | 85.07 ± 2.98 | 3.99 ± 3.10 | 1.75 ± 0.30 | |
75 | 53.80 ± 1.81 | 61.69 ± 1.27 | 31.74 ± 1.07 | 28.34 ± 2.01 | |
90 | 185.08 ± 8.91 | 115.54 ± 5.40 | 78.47 ± 2.00 | 98.67 ± 3.92 | |
Extracellular proteins | 15 | 11.21 ± 0.69 | 28.18 ± 1.58 | 2.68 ± 0.25 | 0.44 ± 0.09 |
30 | 5.72 ± 0.58 | 2.81 ± 0.26 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | |
60 | 16.99 ± 2.26 | 22.45 ± 1.51 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | |
75 | 15.43 ± 0.67 | 19.58 ± 0.29 | 1.21 ± 0.21 | 2.72 ± 0.56 | |
90 | 29.43 ± 0.50 | 18.46 ± 0.79 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 3.38 ± 0.09 | |
Exopolysaccharides | 15 | 0.35 ± 0.07 | 3.20 ± 0.17 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
30 | 5.63 ± 1.19 | 19.45 ± 1.3 | 0.77 ± 0.39 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | |
60 | 14.69 ± 0.47 | 23.22 ± 1.25 | 1.19 ± 0.34 | 0.43 ± 0.11 | |
75 | 9.35 ± 0.29 | 13.74 ± 0.32 | 1.63 ± 0.18 | 3.29 ± 0.26 | |
90 | 8.33 ± 0.48 | 11.52 ± 1.20 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 27.27 ± 1.30 | |
EPS | 15 | 11.56 ± 0.63 | 31.39 ± 1.74 | 2.68 ± 0.25 | 0.44 ± 0.09 |
30 | 11.35 ± 1.06 | 22.26 ± 1.54 | 0.77 ± 0.39 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | |
60 | 31.67 ± 2.04 | 45.66 ± 2.71 | 1.19 ± 0.34 | 0.43 ± 0.11 | |
75 | 24.78 ± 0.87 | 33.32 ± 0.59 | 2.84 ± 0.05 | 6.01 ± 0.72 | |
90 | 37.76 ± 0.43 | 29.98±1.88 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 30.65 ± 1.36 | |