Breakage and Re-formation of Alum Flocs

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 229-236

  Yukselen, Mehmet Ali ^a   Gregory, John ^b  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminum sulfate; Floc breakage; Floc strength; Monitoring, orthokinetic flocculation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITY;

ALUM FLOCS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOCCULATION; HYDROLYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE SEPARATION; SHEAR RATE; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TECHNIQUE; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0242657355     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109287502760271544     Document Type: Article

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