Optimization of Floc Characteristics for Treatment of Highly Turbid Water

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-42

  Annadurai, Gurusamy ^a   Sung, S S ^a   Lee, D J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Floc properties; High turbidity waters; Humic acid; PACl

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; COAGULATION; INORGANIC ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY;

HUMIC ACID; TURBID RAW WATER;

WATER;

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; COAGULATING AGENT; HUMIC ACID; POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE; STORM WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

COAGULATION; FLOC; FLOCCULANT; HUMIC ACID; TURBIDITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SEDIMENTATION; SUPERNATANT; SUSPENSION; TURBIDITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 1342300567     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ss-120027399     Document Type: Article

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