The first three types of control devices we consider--gravity settlers, cyclone separators, and electrostatic precipitators--all function by driving the particles to a solid wall, where they adhere to each other to form agglomerates that can be removed from the collection device and disposed of
7-1 Introduction to the Activated-Sludge Process Historical Development Experiments conducted at the Lawrence Experiment Station during 1912 and 1913 by Clark and Gage With air input into wastewater, growths of organisms could be cultivated in bottles and in tanks partially filled with roofing slate spaced about 25 mm (1 in) apart and would greatly increase the degree of purification