Control of Microthrix parvicella foaming in activated sludge

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1678-1686

  Hwang, Yongwoo ^a   Tanaka, Toshihiro ^a  

^a EBARA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Bulking; Filamentous microorganism; Foaming; Microthrix parvicella

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; EFFLUENTS; FOAM CONTROL; METABOLITES; MICROORGANISMS; POLYMERS; REACTION KINETICS; SEWAGE AERATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANTIFILAMENT POLYMER; CATIONIC POLYMER; MEAN CELL RESIDENCE TIME; MICROTHRIX PARVICELLA;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACRYLAMIDE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; FOAMING; ORGANISM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ARTICLE; MICROORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CANDIDATUS MICROTHRIX PARVICELLA; MICROTHRIX PARVICELLA;

EID: 0344157424     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00380-1     Document Type: Article

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