Full-scale control of Mycolata foam by FEX-120 addition

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2443-2450

  Kragelund, C ^a   Nilsson, B ^b   Eskilsson, K ^b   Bogh A M ^c   Nielsen, P H ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Kemira Kemi AB   (Sweden)

^c Kemira Water A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chemical control; FEX 120; Foam formers; Gordonia; Mycolata; Skermania

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT PLANT; AFTER-TREATMENT; CHEMICAL CONTROL; CHEMICAL CONTROLS; FILAMENTOUS BACTERIA; GORDONIA; MICROTHRIX PARVICELLA; NO REDUCTION; PROCESS TANKS; SCALE CONTROL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

FOAM CONTROL;

CHEMICAL AGENT; FEX 120; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL CONTROL; DICOTYLEDON; FOAM; POPULATION DENSITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; FOAM; FOAMING; GORDONIA; MYCOLATA; NONHUMAN; TANK; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTIFOAMING AGENTS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MYCOLIC ACIDS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ACTINOBACTERIA; CANDIDATUS MICROTHRIX; CANDIDATUS MICROTHRIX PARVICELLA; POSIBACTERIA; SKERMANIA;

EID: 77954465331     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.210     Document Type: Article

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