Conditioning for municipal sludge dewatering. From filtration compression cell tests to belt press

Drying Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1225-1233

  Vaxelaire, J ^a   Olivier, J ^a  

^a ENSGTI   (France)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Cake expression; Cake filtration; Polyelectrolyte

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CREEP; DEWATERING; ELASTICITY; FILTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYELECTROLYTES; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS);

BELT PRESS; FILTER CAKES; FILTRATION COMPRESSION CELL; SLUDGE CONDITIONING;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CREEP; DEWATERING; ELASTICITY; FILTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYELECTROLYTES; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); SEWAGE SLUDGE;

EID: 33748479694     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930600838090     Document Type: Article

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