The influence of multivalent cations on the flocculation of activated sludge with different sludge retention times

Water Research

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 225-232

  Li, Haisong ^a,b   Wen, Yue ^a   Cao, Asheng ^a   Huang, Jingshui ^a   Zhou, Qi ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Cations; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Flocculation; Sludge retention time (SRT)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; FLOCCULATION; PELLETIZING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BULK SOLUTIONS; EXTRACELLULAR; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; MULTIVALENT CATIONS; POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; SLUDGE SAMPLES; TRIVALENT CATIONS;

POSITIVE IONS;

CATION; SEWAGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CATION; EFFLUENT; EXOPOLYMER; FLOCCULATION; RETENTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; EFFLUENT; FLOCCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; TURBIDITY; SEWAGE;

CATIONS; FLOCCULATION; SEWAGE;

EID: 84895734795     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.02.014     Document Type: Article

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