Aluminium sulfate as coagulant for highly polluted cork processing wastewater: Evaluation of settleability parameters and design of a clarifier-thickener unit

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 6-14

  González, Teresa ^a   Domínguez, Joaquín R ^a   Beltrán Heredia, Jesús ^a   García, Héctor M ^a   Sanchez Lavado, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Cork processing wastewater; Flocculation; Sedimentation; Thickener unit

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; DECONTAMINATION; FLOCCULATION; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTATION;

ALUMINIUM SULFATE; CHEMICAL TREATMENT; SETTLEABILITY; THICKENER UNIT;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM SULFATE; COAGULATING AGENT;

COAGULATION; DECONTAMINATION; FLOCCULATION; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM COMPOUND; COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEDIMENTATION; SETTLING VELOCITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FLOCCULATION; PRECIPITATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ALUM COMPOUNDS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 34547673539     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.09.049     Document Type: Article

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