Effect of temperature and pH on droplet aggregation and phase separation characteristics of flocs formed in oil-water emulsions after coagulation

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 353, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-42

  Hempoonsert, Jiranun ^a   Tansel, Berrin ^a   Laha, Shonali ^a  

^a The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Droplet aggregation; Fractal morphology; Image analysis; Oil water emulsions; Oily wastes; pH; Temperature; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COAGULATION; DROP FORMATION; EMULSIONS; FLOTATION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); MORPHOLOGY; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; PHASE SEPARATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFECTS; VEGETABLE OILS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER RECYCLING;

DROPLET AGGREGATION; FRACTAL MORPHOLOGY; OIL-WATER EMULSION; OIL-WATER EMULSIONS; OILY WASTE; OILY WASTES;

PH EFFECTS;

OLIVE OIL; POLYELECTROLYTE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; EMULSION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 71249157655     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.10.016     Document Type: Article

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