Particle size distribution dynamics during precipitative softening: Constant solution composition

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 3667-3676

  Nason, Jeffrey A ^a   Lawler, Desmond F ^b  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal growth; Flocculation; Lime softening; Nucleation; Particle size distribution; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COAGULATION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; FLOCCULATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; LIME; NUCLEATION; OSTWALD RIPENING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POTABLE WATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE WATERS;

DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; LIME SOFTENING; PARTICLE COUNTING; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SEED CONCENTRATION; SIMULTANEOUS PRECIPITATION; SWEEP COAGULATION; WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM OXIDE; IRON DERIVATIVE; SURFACE WATER;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; LIME; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SATURATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOFTENING; SOLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLOCCULATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 50449106730     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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