The duplicity of floc strength

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 63-70

  Jarvis, P ^a   Jefferson, B ^a   Parsons, S ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breakage; Floc; Re growth; Strength

Indexed keywords

BOND (MASONRY); PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TURBIDITY;

FLOC STRENGTH; LASER DIFFRACTION INSTRUMENTS; ORGANIC MATTER FLOCS; RE-AGGREGATION;

AGGREGATES;

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC SULFATE; KAOLIN; ORGANIC MATTER;

AGGREGATE; COAGULATION; FLOCCULANT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION KINETICS; FLOCCULATION; LASER DIFFRACTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; SHEAR STRESS; STEADY STATE; TURBIDITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 13444302275     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0696     Document Type: Article

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