A review of floc strength and breakage

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 3121-3137

  Jarvis, P ^a   Jefferson, B ^a   Gregory, J ^b   Parsons, S A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breakage; Floc; Growth; Re growth; Shear; Strength

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COAGULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER TREATMENT;

BREAKAGE; FLOC; GROWTH; RE-GROWTH; SHEAR; STRENGTH;

GROWTH KINETICS;

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; BENTONITE; FERRIC CHLORIDE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; HUMIC ACID; KAOLIN; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENE; WATER;

FLOC; SHEAR RATE; STRENGTH ASSESSMENT;

ACCURACY; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; EFFLUENT; ENERGY; EROSION; FLOCCULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLUDGE; STEADY STATE; ULTRASOUND; VIBRATION;

EID: 23744472008     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.05.022     Document Type: Review

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