Optimized Design of Wastewater Treatment Systems: Application to the Mechanical Pulp and Paper Industry: I. Design and Cost Relationships

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 437-451

  Fels, Mort ^a   Pintér, János ^b   Lycon, David S ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Pintér Consulting Services Inc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economics of wastewater treatment; Pulp and paper wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CALCULATIONS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT; AERATED STABILIZATION BASIN; END OF PIPE WASTE TREATMENT; OPERATING COST; WASTEWATER TO PULP RATIO;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COSTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0031126803     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450750219     Document Type: Article

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