Does a change in reactor loading rate affect activated sludge bioflocculation?

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2227-2233

  Van Dierdonck, J ^a   Van Den Broeck, R ^a   Vervoort, E ^a   D'Haeninck, P ^a   Springael, D ^a   Van Impe, J ^a   Smets, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Bioflocculation; Extracellular polymeric substances; Image analysis; Reactor loading rate

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE FLOCS; BIOFLOCCULATION; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; INTERPARTICLE FORCE; LOADING RATE; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROSCOPIC IMAGE ANALYSIS; SLUDGE FLOCS; SLUDGE VOLUME INDEX; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; EFFLUENTS; FLOCCULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POLYMERS;

LOADS (FORCES);

EID: 84870813872     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2012.08.017     Document Type: Article

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