The effect of cations on the settling and dewatering of activated sludges: Laboratory results

Water Environment Research

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 215-224

  Higgins, Matthew J ^a,b   Novak, John T ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

activated sludge; cations; dewatering; exocellular polymers; locculation; settling

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; CALCIUM; CATION; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE SETTLING; SLUDGE THICKENING;

EID: 0030934659     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143097X125371     Document Type: Article

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