A novel approach for improving the drying behavior of sludge by the appropriate foaming pretreatment

Water Research

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 667-679

  Huang, Jing ^a   Yang, Zhao Hui ^a   Zeng, Guang Ming ^a   Wang, Hui Ling ^a   Yan, Jing Wu ^a   Xu, Hai Yin ^a   Gou, Cheng Liu ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Convective drying; Dewatered sludge; Foaming pretreatment; Sludge density

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEWATERING; DRYING; EVAPORATION; HEAT CONVECTION; LIQUID FILMS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PROTEINS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SURFACE TENSION;

CONVECTIVE DRYING; DEWATERED SLUDGE; DRYING BEHAVIOURS; DRYING MATERIALS; EFFECTIVE MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY; FOAMING PRETREATMENT; MECHANICAL; PRE-TREATMENTS; SLUDGE DENSITY; VISCOUS BEHAVIORS;

MOISTURE;

POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM OXIDE; OXIDE; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

DEWATERING; EVAPORATION; FOAM; LIME; MOISTURE CONTENT; SLUDGE; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EVAPORATION; FOAMING; HEATING; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MOISTURE; PH; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DRYING; SUPERNATANT; SURFACE TENSION; TEMPERATURE; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DESICCATION; HEAT; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEWAGE; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DESICCATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXIDES; OXYGEN; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; SEWAGE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 84911380072     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.10.036     Document Type: Article

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