Impact of recycling filter backwash water on organic removal in coagulation-sedimentation processes

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 4683-4691

  Gottfried, A ^a   Shepard, A D ^a   Hardiman, K ^a   Walsh, M E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Colloidal surface charge; Filter backwash water; Membrane backwash water; Natural organic matter

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; QUALITY CONTROL; SURFACE WATERS; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING;

COAGULATION SEDIMENTATION; COLLOIDAL SURFACE CHARGE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FILTER BACKWASH WATER; JAR-TEST; MEMBRANE BACKWASH WATER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; SEDIMENTATION PROCESS; SOURCE WATERS; UV ABSORBANCE;

COAGULATION;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FILTER BACKWASH WATER; HYDROXIDE; MEMBRANE BACKWASH WATER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC CARBON; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

COAGULATION; COLLOID; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FILTER; HYDROXIDE; MEMBRANE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECYCLING; SEDIMENTATION; SURFACE WATER; TURBIDITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SEDIMENTATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER; WATER QUALITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 54049144999     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.08.011     Document Type: Article

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