Bioflocculation in activated sludge: an analytic approach

Water Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 829-838

  Urbain, V ^a   Block, J C ^b   Manem, J ^a  

^a CIRSEE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

activated sludge; exocellular polymers; hydrophobicity; model; settleability; surface charge; SVI

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOFLOCCULATION; FLOCCULATION; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOMASS; BIOPOLYMERS; DNA; FLOCCULATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFLOCCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

POLYMER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DNA CONTENT; FLOCCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LINEAR SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROORGANISM; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SAMPLE; SLUDGE SETTLING; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0027596185     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(93)90147-A     Document Type: Article

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