Activated sludge flocculation: On-line determination of floc size and the effect of shear

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2542-2550

  Biggs, C A ^a   Lant, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Floc size; Flocculation; Shear; Sonication

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; FLOCCULATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

POWER LAW; SONICATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; FLOC; MONITORING TECHNIQUE; ON-LINE TECHNIQUE; SHEAR RATE; SIZE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; ENERGY; FLOCCULATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION RATE; ULTRASOUND; VISCOSITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034660005     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00431-5     Document Type: Article

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