The influence of key chemical constituents in activated sludge on surface and flocculating properties

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2127-2139

  Wilén, Britt Marie ^a,b   Jin, Bo ^a   Lant, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activated sludge flocs; Extracellular polymeric substances; Flocculating ability; Hydrophobicity; Surface charge

Indexed keywords

FLOCCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUSBTANCES (EPS);

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM ION; CARBOHYDRATE; DNA; IRON; MAGNESIUM ION; METAL ION; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN; SODIUM ION; URONIC ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; FLOCCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLOCCULATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0037402396     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00629-2     Document Type: Article

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