Comparable evaluation of iron-based coagulants for the treatment of surface water and of contaminated tap water

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 803-817

  Zouboulis, A I ^a   Traskas, G ^a   Ntolia, A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coagulant agents; Drinking water; Ferric ferrous coagulants; Photometric dispersion analyzer (PDA); Poly ferric sulfate (PFS)

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; DISPERSIONS; FLOCCULATION; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE WATERS;

COAGULANT AGENTS; FERRIC-FERROUS COAGULANTS; PHOTOMETRIC DISPERSION ANALYZER (PDA); POLY-FERRIC SULFATE (PFS);

WATER TREATMENT;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; DISPERSIONS; FLOCCULATION; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE WATERS; WATER TREATMENT;

CONTAMINATION; FLOCCULATION; IRON; KINETICS; REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 33947388274     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390601174190     Document Type: Article

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