Effect of shear force and solution pH on flocs breakage and re-growth formed by nano-Al13 polymer

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1893-1899

  Xu, Weiying ^a   Gao, Baoyu ^a   Yue, Qinyan ^a   Wang, Yan ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flocs breakage; Flocs re growth; Humic acid

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; SHEAR FLOW;

FLOC RE-GROWTH; FLOCS BREAKAGES; HUMIC ACID; POLY(ALUMINUM CHLORIDE); RE-AGGREGATION; RE-GROWTH; RECOVERABILITY; SHEAR FORCE; SHEAR-RATE; SOLUTION PH;

SHEAR DEFORMATION;

ALUMINUM HYDROXYCHLORIDE; DRINKING WATER; HUMIC ACID; ACID; ALKALI; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ALUMINUM OXYCHLORIDE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; COAGULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOCCULATION; HUMIC ACID; PH; POLYMER;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; WATER TREATMENT; ZETA POTENTIAL; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TIME;

ACIDS; ALKALIES; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; FLOCCULATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76949084146     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.11.029     Document Type: Article

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