Magnetic amelioration of scale formation

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 247-260

  Baker, John S ^a   Judd, Simon J ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Crystallisation; Magnetic treatment; Scale

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; COAGULATION; CORROSION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALS; DISSOLUTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MORPHOLOGY; WATER TREATMENT;

ANTISCALE MAGNETIC TREATMENT; CALCIUM CARBONATE; INTRAMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; LORENTZ FORCE EFFECTS;

SCALE (DEPOSITS);

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0030087834     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00184-0     Document Type: Review

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