The effect of fixed film pretreatment on activated sludge stability during the treatment of cellulose acetate wastewater

The activated sludge (AS) process used for treating high-strength cellulose acetate wastewater of Celanese Corporation, Pearisburg, Virginia, produces a sludge with poor flocculation and settling characteristics, particularly during the periods of shock organic loadings. Pilot-scale treatment units...

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Main Author: Shah, Anal Shirish
Other Authors: Environmental Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42575
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05092009-040748/