Comparative study of flotation techniques for the treatment of liquid effluents

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-87

  Puget, F P ^a   Melo, M V ^b   Massarani, G ^b  

^a Departamento de Engenharia Química   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Effluent treatment; Ejectors; Flotation; Milky effluent

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR EJECTORS; CENTRIFUGATION; CLARIFICATION; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; FLOTATION COLUMNS; FLOTATION TECHNIQUE; FLOTATION UNITS; LIQUID EFFLUENTS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SUSPENDED MATERIAL;

FLOTATION;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLOTATION COLUMN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; EFFLUENT; FLOTATION; FLOW RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MILK; SUSPENSION; TECHNIQUE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1542285987     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330409355440     Document Type: Article

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