An improved method for detecting electrophoretic mobility of algae during the destabilisation process of flocculation: Flocculant demand of different species and the impact of DOC

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 89-101

  Clasen, Jürgen ^a   Mischke, Ute ^a   Drikas, Mary ^b   Chow, Christopher ^b  

^a Wahnbachtalsperrenverband   (Germany)

^b AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Charge density; Dec; Drinking water treatment; Electrophoretic mobility; Flocculant demand; Particle removal

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; COAGULATION; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FLOCCULATION; PH EFFECTS; POTABLE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC); ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ZETA METER;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0034068706     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2000.0008     Document Type: Article

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