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SUSPENSION BOUEUSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Depending on the net charge of a sludge suspension, conditioning of sludge may be achieved by cationic (positively charged) and anionic (negatively charged) polymers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Épaississement par décantation. La suspension boueuse est introduite dans une capacité (épaississeur) où le temps de séjour est élevé, de façon à provoquer le tassement sur elles-mêmes des boues dont l'évacuation se fait par le fond, tandis que le liquide interstitiel est évacué par le haut.

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