Seawater bittern for the treatment of alkalized industrial effluents

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 640-656

  Ayoub, G M ^a   Merhebi, F ^a   Acra, A ^a   El Fadel, M ^a   Koopman, B ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Bittern; Ceramic; Coagulation; Dairy; Flocculation; Industries; Lime; Magnesium; Marble tiles; Pulp and cardboard; Ready mix concrete; Tannery

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; COAGULATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EVAPORATION; FLOCCULATION; LIME; MAGNESIUM; PH EFFECTS; SEAWATER;

ALKALIZED INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS; SEAWATER BITTERN;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAGULATING AGENT; CONCRETE; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; MAGNESIUM; SEA WATER;

BACTERIUM; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; MAGNESIUM; PH; SEA WATER;

ALKALINIZATION; ARTICLE; CERAMIC INDUSTRY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FECES MICROFLORA; FLOCCULATION; LEATHER INDUSTRY; LIQUID; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP MILL; SAMPLE; SOLID; TECHNIQUE; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034142688     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00162-1     Document Type: Article

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