Optimisation of reaction conditions of particle aggregation in water purification - Back to basics

Water SA

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-72

  Polasek, P ^a   Mutl, S ^b  

^a Acad of Sci of the Czech Republic ^*  (South Africa)

^b INSTITUTE OF HYDRODYNAMICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aggregation destabilisation; Aggregation stability; Mineral impurities; Natural biological materials (NBM); Natural organic matter (NOM); Optimised dosage and optimised reaction pH; Optimised reaction conditions; Optimum dosage

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; HYDROLYSIS; IMPURITIES; OPTIMIZATION; PURIFICATION; SURFACE WATERS;

DESTABILIZATION; REACTION CONDITIONS; REAGENTS;

WATER POLLUTION;

AGGREGATE; HYDROLYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PURIFICATION; SURFACE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 14744301449     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v31i1.5122     Document Type: Review

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