Addition of Al and Fe salts during treatment of paper mill effluents to improve activated sludge settlement characteristics

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2926-2934

  Agridiotis, V ^a   Forster, C F ^a   Carliell Marquet, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Filaments; Flocs; Foaming; Hydrophobicity; Metal salts; Paper mills; Settlement; Surface charge

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ADDITION REACTIONS; HYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE CHARGE;

CHARGE REVERSAL; FOAMING; METAL SALTS; STIRRED SLUDGE VOLUME INDEX (SSVI);

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ALUMINUM SALT; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON SALT; WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ADDITION REACTIONS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE CHARGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALUMINUM; EFFLUENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; IRON; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; EFFLUENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; LABORATORY TEST; MICROSCOPY; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE SETTLING; SURFACE CHARGE;

ALUMINUM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; PAPER; SALTS; SEWAGE;

EID: 34247101504     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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