Enhanced coagulation for high alkalinity and micro-polluted water: The third way through coagulant optimization

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 2278-2286

  Yan, Mingquan ^a,b   Wang, Dongsheng ^b   Qu, Jiuhui ^b   Ni, Jinren ^a   Chow, Christopher W K ^c  

^a Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Coagulant aid; Composite polyaluminum chloride (HPAC); Enhanced coagulation; Natural organic matter (NOM)

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; HYDROLYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PH EFFECTS;

COAGULANT AID; COMPOSITE POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE (HPAC); ENHANCED COAGULATION; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER (NOM);

WATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; FERRIC CHLORIDE; ORGANIC CARBON;

ALKALINITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; HYDROLYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PH EFFECTS; WATER TREATMENT;

ALKALINITY; COAGULATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PH; TURBIDITY;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CORROSION; FLOTATION; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OZONATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 41949120440     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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