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Technical comparison of direct filtration and contact flocculation-filtration processes

AuthorLiang, An-shu
Call NumberAIT Thesis no.EV-82-11
Subject(s)Tanning--Waste disposal
NoteA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
AbstractThis thesis presents two different unconventional water treatment alternatives - direct filtration without sedimentation, contact flocculation-filtration without flocculation and sedimentation. The technical feasibility of those methods depends on both raw water characteristics and operation conditions. Laboratory-scale tests were conducted to see the performance of anthracite filter in removing artificial suspended particles by direct filtration and contact flocculation filtration. It was found both raw water suspended solids levels .and filtration rates are responsible for variations in the filter performance. The bed depth service time method developed from adsorption theories successfully predicted the filtration performance. A conceptual model was introduced to predict the direct filtration and contact flocculation-filtration processes. This model would necessitate limited experimental study for the particular water to be treated.
Year1982
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Environment, Resources, and Development
DepartmentDepartment of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC))
Academic Program/FoSEnvironmental Engineering and Management (EV)
Chairperson(s)Vigneswaran, S. ; Nguyen, Cong Thanh
Examination Committee(s)Orth, H.M.
Scholarship Donor(s)The Government of Republic of China
DegreeThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1982


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