Evaluation of floc strength by morphological analysis and PDA online monitoring

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 117-124

  Jin, Pengkang K ^a   Wang, Xiaochang C ^a   Chai, Haixia ^a  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Floc strength; Morphological analysis; Online monitoring; Particle dispersion analyser

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; FRACTAL DIMENSION; MONITORING; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SHEAR STRESS;

FLOC STRENGTH; MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE DISPERSION ANALYSER;

FLOCCULATION;

ALUMINUM SULFATE;

BINDING ENERGY; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; MONITORING; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SHEAR STRESS;

DISPERSION; FLOCCULATION; MONITORING; MORPHOLOGY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DISPERSION; FLOCCULATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; ONLINE MONITORING; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SUSPENSION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALUM COMPOUNDS; FLOCCULATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; ONLINE SYSTEMS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 38449096076     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.781     Document Type: Article

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