Treatment of wool scouring effluent using anaerobic biological and chemical flocculation

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 170-178

  Mercz, T I ^a   Cord Ruwisch, R ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Bioflocculation; Flocculation; Grease; Wastewater; Wool scouring

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL FLORA; FLOCCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WOOL;

ANAEROBIC FLOCCULATION; AUSTRALIA; BIOFLOCCULATION; WOOL SCOURING EFFLUENT;

CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); EFFLUENTS; FLOCCULATION; IMPURITIES; LUBRICATING GREASES;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC PROCESSES; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLOCCULATION;

EID: 0030617162     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00241-2     Document Type: Article

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