Polymer flocculation of calcite: Population balance model

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1641-1653

  Heath, Alex R ^a   Bahri, Parisa A ^b   Fawell, Phillip D ^c   Farrow, John B ^c  

^a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flocculation; Multi phase flow; Population balance modeling; Reaction kinetics

Indexed keywords

BREAKAGE; FLUID SHEAR; POPULATION BALANCE MODELING; TURBULENT PIPE FLOW;

ADSORPTION; AGGLOMERATION; CALCITE; DEGRADATION; MIXING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PIPE FLOW; REACTION KINETICS; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

FLOCCULATION;

ADSORPTION; AGGLOMERATION; CALCITE; DEGRADATION; FLOCCULATION; MIXING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PIPE FLOW; REACTION KINETICS; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33646350743     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10749     Document Type: Article

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