Bioflocculation of activated sludge: The role of calcium ions and extracellular polymers

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1405-1412

  Sanin, D ^a   Vesilind, P A ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioflocculation; Calcium ions; EGTA; Extracellular polymers; Sodium hexametaphosphate

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATES; POLYMERS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TURBIDITY;

BIOFLUCCULATION; CALCIUM IONS; EGTA; EXTRA CELLULAR POLYMERS; SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE;

IONS;

CALCIUM ION; CARBOHYDRATE; CHELATING AGENT; EGTAZIC ACID; HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE SODIUM; POLYMER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CALCIUM; FLOCCULATION; POLYMER; SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SUPERNATANT; TURBIDITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034521433     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332208618170     Document Type: Article

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