The development and application of centrifugal flotation systems in wastewater treatment

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 296-312

  Colic, Miroslav ^a   Morse, Wade ^a   Miller, Jan D ^b  

^a ClearWater Tech LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

ASH; BAF; Centrifugal flotation; FF; GEM; Hybrid centrifugal dissolved air flotation; Liquid cyclone mixing; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; COLLOIDS; EMULSIONS; MIXING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CENTRIFUGAL FLOTATION SYSTEMS (CFS); HYBRID CENTRIFUGAL DISSOLVED-AIR FLOTATION; LIQUID CYCLONE MIXING; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

FLOTATION;

AIR BUBBLE; CENTRIFUGE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEPARATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; EMULSION; FLOTATION; LIQUID; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE SEPARATION; SOLID; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34548864668     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2007.014706     Document Type: Article

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