Continuous clarification and thickening of activated sludge by electrolytic bubbles under control of scale deposition

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2945-2951

  Cho, Kang Woo ^a   Chung, Chong Min ^a   Kim, Yun Jung ^b   Chung, Tai Hak ^b  

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

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activated sludge process; Clarification; Electroflotation; Scale deposition; Thickening

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL REACTOR; BRUCITE; BUBBLE SIZE; CONCENTRATION OF; EFFLUENT TURBIDITY; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; ELECTRODE SURFACES; ELECTROFLOTATION; ELECTROLYTIC BUBBLE; RETURN ACTIVATED SLUDGE; SCALE DEPOSITION; THICKENING EFFICIENCY; X RAY DIFFRACTOMETRY;

BIOACTIVITY; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CARBONATE MINERALS; CLARIFIERS; DEPOSITION; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TURBIDITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; BUBBLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROFLOTATION; ELECTROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REACTOR OPERATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SLUDGE CLARIFICATION; SLUDGE THICKENING; SLUDGE TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIOREACTORS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 74649083134     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.11.075     Document Type: Article

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