Effect of influent organic content on digested sludge extracellular polymer content and dewaterability

Water Research

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 3620-3628

  Houghton, Jennifer I ^a   Stephenson, Tom ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Dewaterability; Extracellular polymer; Organic amendment; Particle size distribution; Sludge

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; GLUCOSE; ORGANIC ACIDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

CARBOHYDRATE; GLUCOSE; M PROTEIN; POLYMER; PROPIONIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

DEWATERING; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYMER; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; DEWATERING; EXTRACTION; FILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; FORECASTING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOREACTORS; CARBOHYDRATES; FORECASTING; GLUCOSE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; PROPIONIC ACIDS; SOLUBILITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 0036024398     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00055-6     Document Type: Article

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