Magnetic treatment of calcium carbonate scale - effect of pH control

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 339-342

  Parsons, Simon A ^a   Wang, Bao Lung ^a   Judd, Simon J ^a   Stephenson, Tom ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Magnetic treatment; pH control; Scale

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; DEPOSITION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REACTION KINETICS; SCALE (DEPOSITS);

MAGNETIC WATER TREATMENT;

WATER TREATMENT;

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

ARTICLE; MAGNETIC FIELD; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0031081064     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00238-2     Document Type: Article

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