Optimizing the coagulation process in a drinking water treatment plant - Comparison between traditional and statistical experimental design jar tests

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 496-503

  Zainal Abideen, M ^a   Aris, A ^a   Yusof, F ^a   Abdul Majid, Z ^a   Selamat, A ^b   Omar, S I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SAJ Holdings Sdn Bhd   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Jar test; One factor at a time; Response surface methodology; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTABLE LIMIT; ALUMINIUM CONCENTRATION; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; COAGULATION PROCESS; JAR TEST; MALAYSIA; ONE-FACTOR-AT-A-TIME; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM PH; RESIDUAL ALUMINIUM; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; RSM OPTIMIZATION; STANDARD DESIGN; STATISTICAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; WATER SOURCE;

ALUMINUM; COAGULATION; DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERS; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TESTING; TURBIDITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; DRINKING WATER; POLYMER;

COAGULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING WATER; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; PH; POLYMER; TESTING METHOD; TURBIDITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; MALAYSIA; PH; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; TURBIDITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ALUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 84856252986     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.561     Document Type: Article

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