Improved sludge dewatering by addition of electro-osmosis to belt filter press

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-153

  Hwang, Sangchul ^a,b   Min, Kyung Sok ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Belt filter press; Cake; Electro osmosis; Heating value; Heavy metal concentration; Water content

Indexed keywords

EID: 33444455418     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/S03-013     Document Type: Article

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