Comparative study of laboratory-scale thermophilic and mesophilic activated sludge processes

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 741-750

  Suvilampi, J ^a   Lehtomaki A ^b   Rintala, J ^b  

^a Watrec Ltd   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Activated sludge process; Effluent quality; Mesophilic; PAC; Sludge settleability; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COLLOIDS; FILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESSES (ASP); EFFLUENT QUALITY; POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE (PAC); THERMOPHILLIC EFFLUENTS;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; MOLASSES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SETTLING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EFFLUENT STANDARD; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SLUDGE; VOLUMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 14644422684     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.11.025     Document Type: Article

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