Coagulation dynamics of fractal flocs induced by enmeshment and electrostatic patch mechanisms

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 4457-4466

  Lin, Jr Lin ^a   Huang, Chihpin ^a   Chin, Ching Ju M ^b   Pan, Jill R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Fractal dimension; Kaolin aggregates; PACl; Wet SEM

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ALKALINITY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; ELECTROSTATICS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; KAOLIN; LIGHT SCATTERING; SOLUTIONS;

COAGULATION MECHANISM; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; FLOC FORMATION; KAOLIN AGGREGATE; KAOLIN PARTICLES; PARTICLE COAGULATION; POLY(ALUMINUM CHLORIDE); SMALL-ANGLE STATIC LIGHT SCATTERINGS; SUSPENDED PARTICLES; WET SEM;

AGGREGATES;

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; KAOLIN;

ADSORPTION; AGGREGATE; AGGREGATION; COAGULATION; DIFFUSION; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; KAOLIN; LIGHT SCATTERING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALKALINITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SOLID STATE;

EID: 53449100083     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.07.043     Document Type: Article

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