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Thickening of a starch anaerobic digester effluent

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Bench scale flocculation tests were performed on a starch anaerobic digester effluent. The effluent contained 38% particles below 2.5 μm size and Zeta-potential measurements indicated a negative surface charge on the particles. Various polyacrylomide polymers were tested as flocculating agents. Batch settling tests were performed and a thickener was sized for obtaining an acceptable overflow.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University Thunder Bay, P7B 5E1, Ontario, Canada

    I. Nirdosh & R. M. Ostaff

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Nirdosh, I., Ostaff, R.M. Thickening of a starch anaerobic digester effluent. Water Air Soil Pollut 59, 369–379 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00211844

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