Ratio of electrolytic bubbles to solids as a governing parameter of flotation for activated sludge

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1131-1138

  Cho, Kang Woo ^a   Kim, Yun Jung ^b   Choi, Young Gyun ^c   Hong, Seok Won ^a   Chung, Tai Hak ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Daegu University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Clarification; Electroflotation (EF); Gas to solids (G=S) ratio; Thickening

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BUBBLE GENERATION; ELECTROFLOTATION; ELECTROFLOTATION (EF); ELECTROLYTIC BUBBLE; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; GOVERNING PARAMETERS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LIQUID SEPARATION; OPERATIONAL RANGE; SETTLEABILITY; SLUDGE PROPERTIES; SOLIDS LOADING; THICKENING; THICKENING EFFICIENCY;

CLARIFIERS; FLOTATION;

BIOACTIVITY;

POLYMER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; DENSITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FLOTATION; GAS; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; SLUDGE THICKENING; SOLID;

EID: 66149170226     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2008.0340     Document Type: Article

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