Operational parameters for mechanical freezing of alum sludge

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2646-2654

  Martel, C James ^a   Affleck, Rosa ^a   Yushak, Melinda ^a  

^a Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Alum sludge; Freeze thaw conditioning; Residuals dewatering; Sludge conditioning; Sludge dewatering; Sludge freezing

Indexed keywords

CURING; DEWATERING; FREEZING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); TESTING; THAWING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT;

ALUM SLUDGE; BELT PRESS; FREEZE THAW CONDITIONING; GRAVITY THICKENER; SLUDGE CONDITIONING; VACUUM FILTER;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE;

ARTICLE; COST; FREEZING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE CONDITIONING; SLUDGE DEWATERING; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032171385     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00044-X     Document Type: Article

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