Effects of Experimental Conditions on Extraction Yield of Extracellular Polymeric Substances by Cation Exchange Resin

Table 3

Estimation of 𝐶_max, 𝑏, and 𝑇_1/2 using (2) and (3) for the dilution of raw sludge sample.

Dilution	1: 4	1: 2	3: 4	1: 1 (No dilution)
𝐶max (mgTOC/gVSS)	41.75	46.19	57.06	62.74
𝑏 (hr^-1)	0.33	0.32	0.39	0.35
𝑇1/2 (hr)	2.10	2.17	1.78	1.98