PH-sensitive flocculation: Settling rates and sediment densities

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2774-2782

  Franks, George V ^a   Sepulveda, Carola V ^a   Jameson, Graeme J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Flocculation; Polyacrylic acid; Sediment density; Sedimentation; Stimulant sensitive polymers

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOCCULATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEDIMENTATION; SILICA;

CHITOSAN; POLYACRYLIC ACID; SEDIMENT DENSITY; STIMULANT SENSITIVE POLYMERS;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

ALUMINA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOCCULATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYELECTROLYTES; SEDIMENTATION; SILICA;

EID: 33746900813     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10891     Document Type: Article

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