Breakage and regrowth of Al-humic flocs - Effect of additional coagulant dosage

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 6371-6376

  Yu, Wen Zheng ^a,b   Gregory, John ^a   Campos, Luiza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ALUMINUM SULFATES; BREAKAGE PROCESS; COAGULANT DOSAGE; FLOC BREAKAGE; FLOC STRENGTH; HIGH SHEAR; HUMIC ACID; JAR TESTING; NEUTRAL PH; OPTICAL MONITORING;

ALUMINUM; ORGANIC ACIDS;

COAGULATION;

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ALUMINUM SULFATE; COAGULATING AGENT; HUMIC ACID; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; WATER;

ALUMINUM; COAGULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMIC ACID; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REGROWTH;

ARTICLE; FLOCCULATION; PH; PRECIPITATION; PROCESS MONITORING; SHEAR RATE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ALUM COMPOUNDS; FLOCCULATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

EID: 77956523662     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1007627     Document Type: Article

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