Flocculation of kaolinite clay suspensions using a temperature-sensitive polymer

AIChE Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 479-488

  Li, Hongjun ^a   Long, Jun ^a   Xu, Zhenghe ^a   Masliyah, Jacob H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

AFM; Colloidal force; Flocculation; Poly(N isopropylacrylamide); Thermosensitive polymer

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CLAY; COLLOIDS; CONFORMATIONS; FLOCCULATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COLLOIDAL FORCE; CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE; POLY(N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); THERMOSENSITIVE POLYMERS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CLAY; COLLOIDS; CONFORMATIONS; FLOCCULATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 33846891562     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11073     Document Type: Article

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