Modelling the electro-osmotically enhanced pressure dewatering of activated sludge

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2267-2276

  Curvers, D ^a   Maes, K C ^a   Saveyn, H ^a   De Baets, B ^a   Miller, S ^b   Van der Meeren, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Dewatering; Electro osmosis; Filtration; Modelling

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; ELECTROOSMOSIS; FILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

PRESSURE DEWATERING; PRESSURE INDUCED FLOW;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; DEWATERING; ELECTROOSMOSIS; FILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

EID: 33947178884     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.12.085     Document Type: Article

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