The preparation of synthetic sludge for lab testing

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 67-74

  Baudez, Jean Christophe ^a   Ginisty, Pascal ^b   Peuchot, Christophe ^b   Spinosa, Ludovico ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b IFTS   (France)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Standard methods; Synthetic sludge; Validation

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; STANDARDS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

LABORATORY TESTING; SYNTHETIC SLUDGE; VALIDATION;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ALGINIC ACID; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CARBOHYDRATE; KAOLIN; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE; POLYSTYRENE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; STEARIC ACID; WATER;

CHARACTERIZATION; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SEWAGE SLUDGE; STANDARDS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; SLUDGE; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SLUDGE TREATMENT; STANDARDIZATION; SYNTHESIS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE;

EID: 37349127828     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.714     Document Type: Article

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