Influence of Al3+ addition on the flocculation and sedimentation of activated sludge: Comparison of single and multiple dosing patterns

Water Research

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 201-209

  Wen, Yue ^a   Zheng, Wanlin ^a   Yang, Yundi ^a,b   Cao, Asheng ^a,c   Zhou, Qi ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Shanghai Municicpal Engineering Design Institute (Group) CO LTD   (China)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Aluminum ion; Extracellular polymeric substances; Flocculation; Interaction energy; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BATCH REACTORS; FLOCCULATION; POLYMERS; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FLOCCULATION AND SEDIMENTATION; FLOCCULATION PERFORMANCE; INTERACTION ENERGIES; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SLUDGE FLOCCULATION; TOTAL INTERACTION ENERGY;

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ION; DIVALENT CATION; METAL ION; TAP WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SEWAGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALUMINUM; BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; FLOCCULATION; ION; POLYMER; SEDIMENTATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENERGY; FLOCCULATION; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SUPERNATANT; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE TENSION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TURBIDITY; WATER CONTENT; ZETA POTENTIAL; ANALYSIS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE;

ALUMINUM; BIOREACTORS; FLOCCULATION; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84924747317     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.02.053     Document Type: Article

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