Municipal wastewater sludge dewaterability and the presence of microbial extracellular polymer

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 373-379

  Houghton, J I ^a   Quarmby, J ^b   Stephenson, T ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Urban Systems Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capillary suction time; Dewater; Extracellular polymer; Sludge; Yield

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; FLOCCULATION; OPTIMIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOLVENTS;

EXTRACELLULAR POLYMER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

POLYMER; SOLVENT;

DEWATERING; MUNICIPAL WASTE; POLYMER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; EXTRACTION; FLOCCULATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRECIPITATION; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SUCTION; THERMAL EXPOSURE; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034875024     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0792     Document Type: Conference Paper

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