Evaluation of polyelectrolyte performance on PCC flocculation using the LDS technique

Particulate Science and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 426-441

  Antunes, E ^a   Ferreira, P ^a   Rasteiro, M G ^a   Garcia, F A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Floc resistance; Flocculation; Fractal dimension; Light diffraction scattering (LDS); Polyelectrolytes; Reflocculation capacity

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC POLYACRYLAMIDES; DEFLOCCULATION; DEGREE OF BRANCHING; FLOC RESISTANCE; FLOC STRUCTURE; FLOCCULATION PROCESS; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; KINETIC CURVES; LIGHT DIFFRACTION; LIGHT DIFFRACTION SCATTERING (LDS); PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE; REFLOCCULATION; SCATTERING MATRICES;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DIFFRACTION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; POLYELECTROLYTES; SCATTERING;

FLOCCULATION;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE; POLYELECTROLYTE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DENSITY; DIFFRACTION; FLOCCULATION; KINETICS; LIGHT DIFFRACTION SCATTERING; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 77956935672     PISSN: 02726351     EISSN: 15480046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02726351.2010.504128     Document Type: Article

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