Case study I: Application of the divalent cation bridging theory to improve biofloc properties and industrial activated sludge system performance - Direct addition of divalent cations

Water Environment Research

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 344-352

  Higgins, Matthew J ^a   Tom, Lou Ann ^b   Sobeck, David C ^c  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c CAROLLO ENGINEERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Bioflocculation; Cation bridging; Dewatering; Divalent cations; Industrial wastewater treatment; Pharmaceutical wastewater; Settling

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEWATERING; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POSITIVE IONS;

DIVALENT CATION BRIDGING THEORY (DCBT); INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; PILOT SCALE REACTORS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CALCIUM; DIVALENT CATION; MAGNESIUM; CATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOSEPARATION; DEWATERING; FLOCCULATION; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILTER; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEWATERING; DIVALENT CATION BRIDGING THEORY; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; THEORY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG INDUSTRY; FLOCCULATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

GADUS MORHUA;

CALCIUM; CATIONS; DRUG INDUSTRY; FLOCCULATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 16544376992     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143004X141933     Document Type: Article

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