Factors affecting ballasted flocculation reactions

Water Environment Research

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-272

  Young, James C ^a   Edwards, Findlay G ^a  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballasted flocculation; Ballasting agent; Flocculation; Microsand; Settling velocity

Indexed keywords

SAND; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

BALLASTING AGENTS; DISCRETE BALLASTED FLOCS; MICROSAND; SEDIMENTATION UNITS;

FLOCCULATION;

COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; SETTLING VELOCITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COST; FLOCCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; SOLID; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOCCULATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 0141447729     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143003X141051     Document Type: Article

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