Particle size distribution dynamics during precipitative softening: Declining solution composition

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 303-312

  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

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

COAGULATION PROCESS; HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; INITIAL SATURATION; LIME SOFTENING; SEED CONCENTRATION; SIMULTANEOUS PRECIPITATION; SOLUTION COMPOSITION; STRONG DEPENDENCES;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; FLOCCULATION; HOMOGENEITY; MIXING; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SATURATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOFTENING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 58549119532     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

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