An examination of the mechanisms for stable foam formation in activated sludge systems

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2146-2154

  Petrovski, Steve ^a   Dyson, Zoe A ^a   Quill, Eben S ^a   McIlroy, Simon J ^a   Tillett, Daniel ^a   Seviour, Robert J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Bacillus subtilis; Foaming; Mycolata; Surface scum; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIOLOGY; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; FLOTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; RUNWAY FOAMING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEMS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; MYCOLATA; MYCOLIC ACIDS; STABLE FOAMS; THREE COMPONENT; UNIVERSAL THRESHOLD;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

MYCOLIC ACID; SURFACTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AIR BUBBLE; BACTERIUM; DATA SET; FOAM; HYDROPHOBICITY; LABORATORY METHOD; SURFACTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOTATION; FOAM; FOAMING; HYDROPHOBICITY; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 79951576325     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.12.026     Document Type: Article

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