Optimization of the coagulation-flocculation process for pulp mill wastewater treatment using a combination of uniform design and response surface methodology

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 5633-5640

  Wang, Jian Ping ^a,b   Chen, Yong Zhen ^a   Wang, Yi ^b   Yuan, Shi Jie ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulation flocculation; Optimization; Pulp mill wastewater; Response surface methodology; Uniform design

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; EFFICIENCY; FLOCCULATION; LIGNIN; OPTIMIZATION; OSTWALD RIPENING; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TURBIDITY;

COAGULATION FLOCCULATION; COAGULATION-FLOCCULATION PROCESS; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; PULP MILL WASTEWATERS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY; UNIFORM DESIGN;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

LIGNIN;

COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; OPTIMIZATION; PH; POLYMER; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; STARCH; TURBIDITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; COAGULATION FLOCCULATION; GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP MILL; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RETENTION;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLOCCULATION; LIGNINS; OPTIMIZATION; PH; PULP MILLS; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATERS; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 80053097966     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.08.023     Document Type: Article

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