Temperature effects on flocculation, using different coagulants

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 171-175

  Fitzpatrick, C S B ^a   Fradin, E ^b   Gregory, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Coagulants; Floc breakage; Floc strength; Flocculation; Temperature effects

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); KAOLIN;

COAGULANTS; FLOC FORMATION; PHOTOMETRIC DISPERSION ANALYZERS (PDA); POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE (PACI);

FLOCCULATION;

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; FERRIC SULFATE;

COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHOTOMETRY; SHEAR RATE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 13444281986     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0710     Document Type: Article

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