Floc size distributions in dissolved air flotation of Winnipeg tap water

Environmental Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-254

  Gorczyca, B ^a   Zhang, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Dissolved air flotation; Particle size distribution

Indexed keywords

AIR; COAGULATION; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; FLOTATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR BUBBLES; BUBBLE SIZE; COAGULANT DOSAGE; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATIONS; FLOC SIZE DISTRIBUTION; LOGARITHMIC MEAN; TREATMENT PROCESS;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; TAP WATER;

FLOCCULATION; FLOTATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POTABLE WATER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

AIR BUBBLE; BENCHMARKING; COAGULATION; DISSOLVED GAS; FLOCCULATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CANADA; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; FLOCCULATION; FLOTATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA; WINNIPEG;

EID: 34247842797     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332808618786     Document Type: Article

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