Optimization of a primary gravity separation treatment for vegetable oil refinery wastewaters

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1725-1734

  Pintor, Ariana M A ^a   Vilar, Vítor J P ^a   Botelho, Cidália M S ^a   Boaventura, Rui A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gravity separation; Oil and grease; Separation kinetics; Vegetable oil refinery wastewaters

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; SEPARATION; VEGETABLE OILS;

CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; GRAVITY SEPARATION; OIL AND GREASE; OIL REFINERIES; OIL/WATER SEPARATION; PRETREATMENT METHODS; SEPARATION KINETICS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84920707859     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-014-0754-3     Document Type: Article

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