Interactions of calcium and aluminium ions with alginate

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1319-1324

  Gregor, J E ^a   Fenton, E ^a   Brokenshire, G ^a   Van Den Brink, P ^a   O'Sullivan, B ^a  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Algal extracellular organic matter; Alginate; Aluminium; Calcium; Complexation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ALUMINUM; BINDING ENERGY; CALCIUM; COAGULATION; COMPLEXATION; DIALYSIS; FLOCCULATION; IONS; MODELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER;

ALGINATE; ALUMINIUM IONS; CALCIUM IONS; EXTRACELLULAR ORGANIC MATTER; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; STEADY STATE BINDING;

WATER TREATMENT;

ALGINIC ACID; ALUMINUM; CALCIUM ION; CARBOXYL GROUP; DRINKING WATER; FULVIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; EQUILIBRIUM DIALYSIS; FLOCCULATION; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0030175823     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00194-8     Document Type: Article

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