Optimization of phosphorus removal in secondary effluent using immersed ultrafiltration membranes with in-line coagulant pretreatment - implications for advanced water treatment and reuse applications

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1272-1283

  Citulski, Joel ^a   Farahbakhsh, Khosrow ^a   Kent, Fraser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

In line coagulation; Phosphorus removal; Tertiary treatment; Ultrafiltration; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

COAGULANT DOSE; COAGULATION FLOCCULATION; FERRIC CHLORIDE; FERROUS CHLORIDE; HYDRAULIC MIXING; IN-LINE; IN-LINE COAGULATION; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; PRE-TREATMENT; SECONDARY EFFLUENT; TERTIARY TREATMENT; TREATED EFFLUENT; UF MEMBRANES; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES; WATER REUSE;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; DEWATERING; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; FLOCCULATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS; PILOT PLANTS; SALVAGING; SULFATE MINERALS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COAGULATION; EFFLUENT; FLOCCULATION; MEMBRANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECYCLING; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 70349199161     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L09-062     Document Type: Article

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