Novel insights into sludge dewaterability by fluorescence excitation-emission matrix combined with parallel factor analysis

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 797-806

  Yu, Guang Hui ^a   He, Pin Jing ^a   Shao, Li Ming ^a  

^a College of Environmental Science and Engineering ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Dewaterability; Excitation emission matrix; Extracellular polymeric substances; PARAFAC; Sludge flocs; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYMERS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DEWATERABILITY; EXCITATION EMISSION MATRICES; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; PARAFAC; SLUDGE FLOCS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; POLYMER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DEWATERING; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MATRIX; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYMER; REDUCTION; SUCTION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FRACTIONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SUCTION; SUPERNATANT; VISCOSITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 76049125749     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.10.021     Document Type: Article

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