Coagulation and precipitation of a mechanical pulping effluent - I. Removal of carbon, colour and turbidity

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 781-792

  Stephenson, Robert J ^a,b   Duff, Sheldon J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b KLOHN CRIPPEN BERGER LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Coagulation; Iron; Precipitation; Pulp effluent; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; MECHANICAL PULP; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COAGULANT CONCENTRATION; EFFLUENT DILUTION; MECHANICAL PULPING EFFLUENT;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ALUMINUM SULFATE; CARBON; FERROUS CHLORIDE; FERROUS SULFATE;

ARTICLE; DECOLORIZATION; EFFLUENT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

COAGULATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; PAPER MANUFACTURE; PRECIPITATION;

EID: 0030111514     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00213-8     Document Type: Article

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