Activated sludge ballasting in pilot plant operation

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 3026-3032

  Piirtola, L ^a   Hultman, B ^b   Lowen M ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Ballasting; Mineral material; Nitrogen removal; Settling; Surface characteristics

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; DENITRIFICATION; FLOCCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; NITRIFICATION;

BALLASTING; MINERAL MATERIAL; MIXED LIQUOR VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS; SLUDGE VOLUME INDEX; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

APATITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; MINERAL; SODIUM CHLORITE; TALC;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE SETTLING; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0032869304     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00524-7     Document Type: Article

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