Characterisation of the impact of coagulation and anaerobic bio-treatment on the removal of chromophores from molasses wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3933-3940

  Fan, Linhua ^a   Nguyen, Thang ^a   Roddick, Felicity A ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Coagulation; Decolourisation; Melanoidins; Molasses wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CHROMOPHORES; COAGULATION; COLOR; EFFICIENCY; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CHARACTERISATION; COAGULATION EFFICIENCY; DECOLOURISATION; FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION EMISSION MATRIX; MELANOIDINS; MOLASSES WASTEWATER; POLYDIALLYLDIMETHYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

ALUMINUM HYDROXYCHLORIDE; BIOPOLYMER; FERRIC CHLORIDE; IRON; MOLASSES; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLY(DIALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE);

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COAGULATION; COLOR; FLOCCULATION; MOLASSE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SPECTROMETRY; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC BIOTREATMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHROMATOPHORE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79959341671     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.04.050     Document Type: Article

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