Chitosan based nonstoichiometric polyelectrolyte complexes as specialized flocculants

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 346, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 39-46

  Mihai, Marcela ^a   Dragan, Ecaterina Stela ^a  

^a PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Flocculation; Kaolin; Nonstoichiometric polyelectrolyte complex dispersions

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; DISPERSIONS; FLOCCULATION; KAOLIN; NANOPARTICLES; POLYELECTROLYTES; SODIUM; WINDOWS;

ACRYLAMIDE; CRITICAL CONCENTRATION; FLOCCULATION EFFICIENCY; INTERPOLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEX; MOLAR RATIO; NONSTOICHIOMETRIC; NONSTOICHIOMETRIC POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEX DISPERSIONS; OPTICAL DENSITIES; POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEXES; POSITIVELY CHARGED; RANDOM COPOLYMER;

HYDROGELS;

CHITOSAN; COPOLYMER; KAOLIN; POLYELECTROLYTE;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; DISPERSION; FLOCCULATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 67650642263     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.05.021     Document Type: Article

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