The formation of colour during biological treatment of pulp and paper wastewater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 87-94

  Milestone, C B ^a   Fulthorpe, R R ^a   Stuthridge, T R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological treatment; Bleaching effluent; Colour; Redox; Whole mill effluent

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BLEACHING; CATCHMENTS; DELIGNIFICATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; OXYGEN; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEMS; AERATED STABILIZATION BASINS (ASB); COLOR DISCHARGE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; DECOLORIZATION; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; REDOX CONDITIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROBIC REACTOR; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; BLEACHING; COLOR; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PAPER INDUSTRY; POND; PULP MILL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BASINS; DELIGNIFICATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; OXYGEN; PAPER INDUSTRY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 4544304834     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0169     Document Type: Article

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