Electrokinetic sedimentation: A theoretical and experimental study

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 305-314

  Shang, J Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dielectrophoresis; Electro osmosis; Electrokinetics; Electrophoresis; Sedimentation of clay suspensions

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROPHORESIS; OSMOSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POROSITY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CLAY SUSPENSIONS; DIELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROKINETIC SEDIMENTATION; ELECTROOSMOSIS; INTERPARTICLE FORCES; SEDIMENTATION VELOCITY; STOKESIAN FORCES;

SEDIMENTATION;

CLAY; DIELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROKINESIS; ELECTROKINETICS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 0031126565     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-113     Document Type: Article

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