Correlations between floc physical properties and optimum polymer dosage in alum sludge conditioning and dewatering

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 227-235

  Zhao, Y Q ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alum sludge; Conditioning; Dewatering; Floc density; Floc size; Fractal dimension; Optimum dose; Polymer; Sludge properties

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; FRACTALS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

SLUDGE CONDITIONING;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ALUMINUM; DEWATERING; FLOC; POLYMER; SLUDGE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0037447574     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(02)00253-X     Document Type: Article

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