Activated sludge flocculation: Direct determination of the effect of calcium ions

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 75-82

  Biggs, C A ^a   Ford, A M ^a   Lant, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Calcium; Cationic bridging; Flocculation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CALCIUM; IONS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

ON-LINE ANALYSIS;

FLOCCULATION;

CALCIUM ION; CATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CALCIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOCCULATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FLOCCULATION; TECHNIQUE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034751910     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0669     Document Type: Conference Paper

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