The rheology of sewage sludge at different steps of treatment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 79-85

  Lotito, V ^a   Spinosa, L ^a   Mininni, G ^b   Antonacci, R ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Rheological properties; Rotational viscometers; Sewage sludge; Solids concentration

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RHEOLOGY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT; WASTEWATER;

ROTATIONAL VISCOMETERS; SOLIDS CONCENTRATION;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLOW KINETICS; SAMPLING; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; SOLID; VISCOMETER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0031468737     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00672-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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