Effect of biopolymer on the dewatering characteristics of autothermal thermophilic aerobic digestion of sludges

Water Environment Research

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 305-311

  Agarwal, S ^a   Abu Orf, M M ^b   Novak, J T ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b Veolia Eau Compagnie Generale des Eaux   (France)

Author keywords

Autothermal digestion; Biopolymer release; High iron; Low iron; Monovalent divalent cation ratio; Optimum conditioning

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; DEWATERING; POLYSACCHARIDES; POSITIVE IONS; PROTEINS;

AUTOTHERMAL DIGESTION; BIOPOLYMER RELEASE; MONOVALENT DIVALENT CATION RATIO; OPTIMUM CONDITIONING;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BIOPOLYMER; DIVALENT CATION; FERRIC CHLORIDE; IRON; M PROTEIN; MONOVALENT CATION; POLYSACCHARIDE; CATION; FERRIC ION; PROTEIN;

BIOPOLYMERS; DEWATERING; POLYSACCHARIDES; POSITIVE IONS; PROTEINS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

DEWATERING; IRON; OXIC CONDITIONS; POLYMER; SLUDGE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOTHERMAL THERMOPHILIC AEROBIC DIGESTION; COLLOID; DEWATERING; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; IRON METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SLUDGE DEWATERING; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; BIOPOLYMERS; CATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; IRON; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33745879779     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143005X94394     Document Type: Article

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