Using a shear test-based lab protocol to map the sticky phase of activated sludge

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-85

  Peeters, Bart ^a   Dewil, Raf ^b,c   Van Impe, Jan F ^c   Vernimmen, Luc ^a   Smets, Ilse Y ^c  

^a Monsanto Europe NV   (Belgium)

^b Laboratory for Environmental and Process Technology   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

activated sludge; drying operation; Jenike shear test; stickiness

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DRY SOLIDS; DRYER CAPACITY; DRYING OPERATION; INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE; JENIKE SHEAR TEST; LAB PROTOCOLS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS; SHEAR TESTS; SLUDGE DRYING; STEEL SURFACE; STICKINESS; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); DRYING; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CURING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; JENIKE SHEAR TEST; SHEAR STRESS; SLUDGE DRYING; VISCOSITY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 79953792108     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2010.0168     Document Type: Article

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