Screening and evaluation of natural coagulants for water treatment

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 7, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 19-25

  Gunaratna, K R ^a   Garcia, B ^b   Andersson, S ^a   Dalhammar, G ^a  

^a ALBANOVA UNIVERSITY CENTER   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cereals; Coagulant protein; Fruit seeds; Pulses; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ION EXCHANGE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POTABLE WATER; PROTEINS; WATER BORNE COATINGS;

COAGULANT PROTEIN; FRUIT SEEDS; WATER BORNE DISEASES;

WATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRINKING WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGAR;

COAGULATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ION EXCHANGE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POTABLE WATER; PROTEINS; WATER BORNE COATINGS; WATER TREATMENT;

CEREAL; COAGULATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FRUIT; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEGUME; PROTEIN; SEED; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TURBIDITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CLAY; DESALINATION; EXTRACTION; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAIZE; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SCREENING TEST; TEMPERATURE; TURBIDITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

MORINGA OLEIFERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 39149124157     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2007.147     Document Type: Article

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