Polymers as bubble surface modifiers in the flotation of algae

Environmental Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 781-790

  Henderson, Rita K ^a   Parsons, Simon A ^b   Jefferson, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bubble surface modification; Cyanobacteria; Dissolved air flotation; PolyDADMAC

Indexed keywords

AIR; ALGAE; COAGULATION; DISSOLUTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYMERS; REMOVAL;

ALGAE REMOVAL; AQUEOUS PHASE; BUBBLE SURFACE; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATIONS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN CONTENTS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SWEPT VOLUME;

FROTH FLOTATION;

ORGANIC MATTER; POLY(DIALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE); POLYMER;

ALGA; COAGULATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ASTERIONELLA FORMOSA; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; FLOTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MELOSIRA; MICROBUBBLE; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN CONTENT; SURFACE CHARGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 77952916011     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331003663302     Document Type: Article

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