Population balance modelling of activated sludge flocculation: Investigating the size dependence of aggregation, breakage and collision efficiency

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-74

  Ding, A ^a   Hounslow, M J ^a   Biggs, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Aggregation; Breakage; Flocculation; Population balance; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RATE CONSTANTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGES; BREAKAGE; POPULATION BALANCE MODELING; SLUDGE FLOCCULATION;

FLOCCULATION;

MODELING;

EID: 25644432069     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.02.074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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