An examination of the surface characteristics of activated sludge in relation to bulking during the treatment of paper mill wastewater

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 141-149

  Agridiotis, V ^a   Forster, C F ^a   Balavoine, C ^b   Wolter, C ^b   Carliell Marquet, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Luzenac Europe   (France)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Filaments; Flocs; Foaming; Hydrophobicity; Paper mills; Settlement; Talc

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; HYDROPHOBICITY; TALC;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS (MLSS); PAPER MILL EFFLUENTS; PAPER MILL WASTEWATER; SPECIFIC SLUDGE VOLUME INDEX (SSVI);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

TALC;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; HYDROPHOBICITY; TALC; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; EFFLUENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 34248342577     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2005.00008.x     Document Type: Article

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