Diesel oil removal by froth flotation under low interfacial tension conditions I: Foam characteristics, and equilibration time

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1520-1534

  Yanatatsaneejit, Ummarawadee ^a   Chavadej, Sumaeth ^a   Scamehorn, John F ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

Diesel oil removal; Foam formation; Foam stability; Froth flotation; Microemulsion

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; FROTH FLOTATION; MICROEMULSIONS; SALTS;

DIESEL OIL REMOVAL; FOAM FORMATION; FOAM STABILITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALCOHOLS; FROTH FLOTATION; MICROEMULSIONS; SALTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALCOHOL; CONCENTRATION; FLOTATION; FOAM; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; OIL REMOVAL; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE SEPARATION; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT; TENSION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 42649122946     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390801940424     Document Type: Article

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