Deflocculation effects due to chemical perturbations in sequencing batch reactors

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 287-294

  Henriques, Inesh D S ^a   Kelly II, R T ^a   Love, N G ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Deflocculation; Industrial toxin; Toxic shocks

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; EFFLUENTS; HEAVY METALS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PH EFFECTS; POTASSIUM; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; TOXICITY;

CHEMICAL PERTURBATIONS; GLUTATHIONE-GATED POTASSIUM EFFLUX (GGKE); SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS (SBR); SHOCK-INDUCED DEFLOCCULATION; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME (SRT); TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS);

FLOCCULATION;

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; 2,4 DINITROPHENOL; CADMIUM; CYANIDE; GLUTATHIONE; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL TOXIC SUBSTANCE; OCTANOL; POTASSIUM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; FLOCCULATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PH; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PROCESS MONITORING; RECYCLING; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLUBILITY; STRESS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 11044231855     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0662     Document Type: Article

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