Comparison of four chemical uncouplers for excess sludge reduction

Environmental Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 707-714

  Aragon C ^a   Quiroga, J M ^b   Coello, M D ^b  

^a Centre for the New Water Technologies (CENTA)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Excess sludge; Growth yield; Sludge production; Uncouplers

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HEAVY METALS; METABOLISM; METAL RECOVERY; OPERATING COSTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; PHENOLS; PROCESS CONTROL; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SPIN POLARIZATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ZINC;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; EXCESS SLUDGE; GROWTH YIELD; SLUDGE PRODUCTION; UNCOUPLERS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; HEAVY METAL; TETRACHLORSALAN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CATABOLISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; REDUCTION; RETENTION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; OZONATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67651183762     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330902894372     Document Type: Article

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