Optimization of coagulation-flocculation and flotation parameters for the treatment of a petroleum refinery effluent from a Portuguese plant

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 183, Issue , 2012, Pages 117-123

  Santo, Carlos E ^a   Vilar, Vítor J P ^a   Botelho, Cidália M S ^a   Bhatnagar, Amit ^a   Kumar, Eva ^a   Boaventura, Rui A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chemical oxygen demand (COD); Coagulation flocculation; Flotation; Petroleum refinery wastewater; Total organic carbon (TOC); Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM SULPHATE; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; COAGULATION FLOCCULATION; CONTINUOUS MODE; FERRIC SULPHATE; FLOTATION PROCESS; OIL AND GREASE; OIL CONTENTS; PETROLEUM REFINERY WASTEWATER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESS; POST-TREATMENT PROCESS; PRIMARY TREATMENT; REFINERY WASTEWATERS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY; TURBIDITY MEASUREMENTS; WATER STREAMS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; COAGULATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EMULSIFICATION; FLOCCULATION; FLOTATION; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; REFINING; TURBIDITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EFFLUENTS;

EID: 84856521774     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.12.041     Document Type: Article

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