Compression dewatering of municipal activated sludge: Effects of salt and pH

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 4448-4456

  Raynaud, Mickael ^a,b   Vaxelaire, Jean ^a   Olivier, Jérémy ^a   Dieudé Fauvel, Emilie ^b   Baudez, Jean Christophe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^b Cemagref   (France)

Author keywords

Consolidation; Expression; Filtration; Wastewater sludge

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONSOLIDATION; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERS;

EXPRESSION; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MECHANICAL DEWATERING; MUNICIPAL ACTIVATED SLUDGE; PHYSICO - CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; PRIMARY CONSOLIDATION; SECONDARY CONSOLIDATION; WASTEWATER SLUDGE;

DEWATERING;

CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION; POLYMER; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM ION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; COMPRESSION; CONSOLIDATION; DEWATERING; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; MATRIX; MOISTURE CONTENT; PH; POLYMER; PRESSURE EFFECT; SALT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; FILTER CAKE; FILTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; KINETICS; LIQUID; MOISTURE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SOLID; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE CHARGE; TURBIDITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84863556077     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.05.047     Document Type: Article

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