Capillary suction time (CST) as a measure of sludge dewaterability

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4 -4 pt 2, 1996, Pages 443-448

  Chen, G W ^a   Lin, W W ^a   Lee, D J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bound water; Capillary suction time; Experiments; Sludge dewaterability

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; DEWATERING; FILTRATION; SEWAGE ANALYSIS;

CAPILLARY SUCTION TIME (CST); SLUDGE DEWATERABILITY;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; FILTRATION; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SUCTION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0029802412     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1223(96)00610-5     Document Type: Article

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