The application of bioflocculant for the removal of humic acids from stabilized landfill leachates

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-41

  Zouboulis, Anastasios I ^a   Chai, Xiao Li ^b   Katsoyiannis, Ioannis A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b University of Tonjgji   (China)

Author keywords

Bioflocculant; Coagulation; Humic acids; Landfill leachates

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; LEACHATE TREATMENT; ORGANIC ACIDS;

% REDUCTIONS; BIOFLOCCULANTS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; COAGULANT DOSAGE; HUMIC ACID; INORGANIC COAGULANTS; JAR-TEST; LANDFILL LEACHATES; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; SYNTHETIC SOLUTIONS;

COAGULATION;

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; HUMIC ACID; INORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; COAGULATION; FLOCCULANT; HUMIC ACID; LEACHATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; LANDFILL LEACHATE; PH; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 0442295189     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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