Activated sludge floc structure during aerobic digestion

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 107-114

  Barbusinski, K ^a   Koscielniak, H ^a  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Activated sludge properties; Aerobic digestion; Floc size; Floc structure; Microtome slicing; Specific surface

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE AERATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SURFACES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROPERTIES; AEROBIC DIGESTION; FLOC; MICROTOME SLICING;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLOCCULATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0031455291     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00700-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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