Strength characteristics of aerobic granular sludge

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 309-316

  Nor Anuar, A ^a   Ujang, Z ^a   Van Loosdrecht, M C M ^b   De Kreuk, M K ^b   Olsson, G ^c  

^a Universiti Tteknologi Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aerobic granular sludge; Granule density; Stability; Strength

Indexed keywords

A-STABILITY; AEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGES; AEROBIC GRANULES; ANAEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGE; BIOMASS RETENTION; COMPACT REACTORS; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; HIGH DENSITY; HIGH ORGANIC LOADING; MATRIX; SETTLING CHARACTERISTICS; STRENGTH; STRENGTH ANALYSIS; STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; GRANULATION; SEWAGE; STRENGTHENING (METAL);

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

ACETIC ACID;

ACETATE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOMASS; MATRIX; OXIC CONDITIONS; SEWAGE; STABILIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; DENSITY; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ACETATES; AEROBIOSIS; ALGORITHMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; FLOCCULATION; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84856306301     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.837     Document Type: Article

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