Physical and chemical properties of waste-activated sludge after microwave treatment

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2841-2849

  Yu, Qiang ^a   Lei, HengYi ^a   Li, Zhong ^b   Li, HuaLiang ^a   Chen, Kai ^a   Zhang, XingHong ^a   Liang, RenLi ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China Water Resources Pearl River Planning Surveying and Designing Co   (China)

^c Sewage Treatment Service Center   (China)

Author keywords

Contact time; Extracellular polymeric substance; Microwave irradiation; Settleability

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; IRRADIATION; PARTICLE SIZE; WASTE TREATMENT;

CONTACT TIME; EXTRACELLULAR; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; MICROWAVE ENERGIES; MICROWAVE TREATMENT; MICROWAVE- IRRADIATIONS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; SETTLEABILITY; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; VOLATILE AGENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; IRRADIATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SETTLING VELOCITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; SOLUBILIZATION; SUPERNATANT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77950919869     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.11.057     Document Type: Article

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