Test for assessing shear sensitivity of activated sludge flocs: A feasibility study

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 3327-3334

  Seka, M Arsène ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Floc; Settling properties; Shear sensitivity; SV30 ratio

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FLOCCULATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

SHEAR SENSITIVITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; FLOCCULATION; SETTLING; TESTING METHOD; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; COST; EXPERIMENTATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LABORATORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SHEAR STRESS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0038049896     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00558-4     Document Type: Article

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