Desorption of organic macromolecules from activated sludge: Effect of ionic composition

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1665-1672

  Keiding, Kristian ^a   Nielsen, Per Halkjær ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Calcium; Colloidal stability; Desorption; Extracellular polymeric substances; Humic substances; Ionic composition; Ionic strength

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; ION EXCHANGE RESIN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; COLLOID; DESORPTION; DILUTION; EFFLUENT STANDARD; IONIC STRENGTH; MACROMOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SURFACE CHARGE; TITRIMETRY; TURBIDITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CALCIUM; ION EXCHANGE;

CALCIUM; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COLLOIDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DISSOLUTION; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; IONIC STRENGTH; MACROMOLECULES; TITRATION;

FICKIAN DIFFUSION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

EID: 0031173077     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00011-0     Document Type: Article

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