On the role of aluminium hydroxide in the conditioning of an alum sludge

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 2 pt 2, 1998, Pages 33-40

  Papavasilopoulos, E N ^a   Bache, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Alum sludge; Conditioning; Dewatering; Nonionic polymer; Precipitate

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; DEWATERING; POLYMERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ALUM SLUDGE; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; SLUDGE CONDITIONING;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE;

ALUMINUM; SLUDGE;

ADSORPTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FILTRATION; SLUDGE CONDITIONING; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SUCTION; TIME; VISCOMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031771193     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00429-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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