Effect of mixing on the rheological characteristics of conditioned sludge: Full-scale studies

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 51-60

  Abu Orf, Mohammad M ^a   Dentel, Steven K ^b  

^a AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditioning; Dewaterability; Mixing; Polymers; Rheology; Sludge; ZenoFloc

Indexed keywords

CONDITIONING PROCESS; DEWATERABILITY; WASTEWATER SLUDGES;

DEWATERING; FLOCCULATION; MIXING; OPTIMIZATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; RHEOLOGY; RHEOMETERS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

POLYELECTROLYTE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; FLOCCULATION; FLOW KINETICS; RECYCLING; SLUDGE CONDITIONING; SLUDGE DEWATERING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031455827     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00668-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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