Extracellular polymers in partly ozonated return activated sludge: Impact on flocculation and dewaterability

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 155-164

  Dytczak, M A ^a   Londry, K ^a   Siegrist, Hansruedi ^b   Oleszkiewicz, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dewaterability; Extracellular polymer substances; Flocculation; Ozonation; Settling

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEWATERING; EXTRACTION; OZONIZATION;

DEWATERABILITY; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMER SUBSTANCES; FLOCCULATION; OZONATION; SETTLING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ALCOHOL; BIOPOLYMER; OZONE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEWATERING; EXTRACTION; OZONIZATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DEWATERING; FLOCCULATION; POLYMER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; NUTRIENT; OZONATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE SETTLING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; FLOCCULATION; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; OZONE; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER;

EID: 33845894725     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.873     Document Type: Article

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