Bench-scale evaluation of sonication as a pretreatment process for ultraviolet disinfection of wastewater

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-45

  Yong, Darrell Hai Nien ^a   Cairns, William ^b   Mao, Ted ^b   Farnood, Ramin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Trojan Technologies Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Primary effluent; Suspended particles; Trickling falter; Ultrasound; UV

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); SONICATION; ULTRASONICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DOSE-RESPONSE CURVES; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PRETREATMENT TECHNOLOGY; PRIMARY EFFLUENT; SUSPENDED PARTICLES; TRICKLING FALTER; ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTIONS;

EFFLUENTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; DISINFECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EFFLUENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 60149104057     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2008.005     Document Type: Article

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