Formation and breakage of flocs using dual polymers

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 217-223

  Yukselen, M A ^a   Greogory, J ^b   Soyer, E ^c  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dual polyelectrolytes; Dual polymers; Floc; Floc breakage; Floc strength

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH;

DUAL POLYMERS; FLOC BREAKGE; FLOC STRENGTH;

FLOCCULATION;

ANION; CATION;

ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION; FLOCCULATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH;

FLOCCULATION; POLYMER; SHEAR;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SHEAR RATE; STRENGTH; VELOCITY;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ALLYL COMPOUNDS; FLOCCULATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33744823769     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.226     Document Type: Article

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