Dewatering of alumino-humic sludge: Impacts of hydroxide

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 3289-3298

  Bache, D H ^a   Papavasilopoulos, E N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alum; Conditioning; Dewatering; Fractal; Hydroxide; Sludge

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TURBIDITY;

ORGANIC FRACTIONS;

DEWATERING;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; COAGULATING AGENT; HYDROXIDE; POLYMER;

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; DEWATERING; FLOC; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENSITY; DEWATERING; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; TIME;

EID: 0038726474     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00174-X     Document Type: Article

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