Use of calcium sulphate dihydrate as an alternative to the conventional use of aluminium sulphate in the primary treatment of wastewater

Water SA

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 813-818

  Vázquez Almazán, María C ^a,b   Ventura, Eusebio ^a   Rico, Enrique ^a   Rodríguez García, Mario E ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coagulation focculation; Jar test; Turbidity of water; Wastewater clarification

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM SULPHATE; CALCIUM SULPHATE; CALCIUM-SULPHATE DIHYDRATE; COAGULATION-FOCCULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; JAR TEST; PRIMARY TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CLARIFIERS; COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; GYPSUM; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; TURBIDITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TURBIDITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; QUERETARO;

EID: 84870174109     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v38i5.22     Document Type: Article

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