Enzymatic activities and distribution in activated sludge flocks can
be detected and analyzed; it should also be considered physical and chemical
characteristics of the flocks in enzyme activities and distribution. It is very
important to understand the enzymatic distribution in the sludge flocks because
enzyme activities reflect their microbial activities when degrading organic matter
in wastewater [10]. This work denotes that there are different fractions of
activated sludge flocks containing different types of enzymes with different
activities. Hereinafter our goal is to characterize enzymes at ‘standardized’
process parameters and investigate parallel activated sludge morphology
characterization to find correlation between sludge morphology and enzyme
distribution. A better understanding of the distribution of enzymes in the
different fractions, of the activated sludge flocks should offer a more precise
understanding of biological processes, and should lead to higher removal
efficiencies, better control and lower wastewater treatment costs.