The role of floc density in solid-liquid separation

Filtration and Separation

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 367-371

  Gregory, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOCCULATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SEDIMENTATION; SEPARATION;

CAKE FILTRATION; FRACTAL AGGREGATES; SOLID LIQUID SEPARATION PROCESSES;

FILTRATION;

DENSITY; FLOCCULATION; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION;

EID: 0032077482     PISSN: 00151882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-1882(97)87417-4     Document Type: Article

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