Integration of inorganic micronutrients and natural starch based cationic flocculant in primary treated sewage effluent (PTSE) treatment

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 619-625

  Xing, Wen ^a   Guo, Wenshan ^a   Ngo, Huu Hao ^a   Cullum, Peter ^a   Listowski, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Microbial activity; Natural flocculant; Refractory organic pollutants; Trace nutrients; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; FLUIDIZED BED BIOREACTORS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; HIGH STRENGTH; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NATURAL FLOCCULANT; ORGANIC REMOVAL; POSITIVE EFFECTS; REFRACTORY ORGANIC MATTER; REFRACTORY ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SEWAGE EFFLUENTS; STARCH-BASED;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLOCCULATION; FLUIDIZATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STARCH; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EFFLUENTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLOCCULATION; MICROORGANISM; REACTOR; REMOVAL; STARCH;

EID: 77951149135     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390903566739     Document Type: Article

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