The impact of residual coagulant on downstream treatment processes

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 113-122

  Lees, E J ^a   Noble, B ^b   Hewitt, R ^b   Parsons, S A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Huntsman Tioxide   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Coagulant; Phosphorus removal; Sludge treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AMMONIA; COAGULATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; PILOT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED-SLUDGE TREATMENT PROCESS; COAGULANT; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; RESIDUAL CONCENTRATIONS; SLUDGE CHARACTERISTICS; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; ALUMINUM SULFATE; AMMONIA; COAGULATING AGENT; FERRIC SULFATE; IRON; METAL; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER;

COAGULATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUSPENDED LOAD;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; MORPHOLOGY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRECIPITATION; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE SETTLING; SOLID; SUSPENSION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0035134945     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332208618316     Document Type: Article

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