Using FBRM to investigate the sewage sludge flocculation efficiency of cationic polyelectrolytes

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 583-593

  Thapa, K B ^a   Qi, Y ^a   Hoadley, A F ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Digested sludge; Floc size distribution; Flocculation optimisation; Particle distribution

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; CATIONIC POLYELECTROLYTE; CHORD LENGTHS; DEWATERING PERFORMANCE; DIGESTED SLUDGE; FLOC SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FLOCCULATION EFFICIENCY; FLOCCULATION SYSTEMS; FOCUSED BEAM REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENT; IN-SITU; LASER PROBES; NUMBER AND SIZE; PARTICLE COUNTS; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE POPULATION; SLUDGE FLOCCULATION; WATER REMOVAL;

DEWATERING; OPTIMIZATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

FLOCCULATION;

CATION; DEWATERING; ELECTROLYTE; FLOCCULATION; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REFLECTANCE; SEWAGE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FLOCCULATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYAMINES; SEWAGE;

EID: 62849120409     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.006     Document Type: Article

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