Optimization of sewage sludge conditioning and pressure dewatering by statistical modelling

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 1061-1074

  Saveyn, Hans ^a   Curvers, Daan ^a   Thas, Olivier ^a   Van der Meeren, Paul ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Mathematical model; Polymer; Response surface model; Statistical modelling

Indexed keywords

BIOSOLIDS; DEWATERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS;

RESPONSE SURFACE MODEL; STATISTICAL MODELING;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYMER;

BIOSOLIDS; DEWATERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BIOSOLID; DEWATERING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOSOLID; DEWATERING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SLUDGE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 38949205883     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.09.029     Document Type: Article

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