Compressibility of biotic sludges - An osmotic approach

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 678-686

  Curvers, Daan ^a   Saveyn, Hans ^a   Scales, Peter J ^b   Van der Meeren, Paul ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compressibility; Dewatering; Donnan equilibrium; Modelling; Osmotic pressure; Sludge

Indexed keywords

BEARING SURFACES; BULK SOLUTIONS; CHARGE REGULATION; COMPRESSIBILITY PROPERTIES; CONDUCTIVITY CHANGES; DEWATERING METHOD; DONNAN EQUILIBRIUM; MODELLING; NUMERICAL SOLUTION METHOD; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SALT ADDITION; SIMULATION RESULT; SLUDGE; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SLUDGE;

CENTRIFUGATION; CHARGED PARTICLES; COMPRESSIBILITY; DEWATERING; GELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

OSMOSIS;

EID: 78650516694     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.11.046     Document Type: Article

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