Comparative study on the effectiveness of hydrophobically modified cationic polyacrylamide groups in the flocculation of kaolin

Desalination

Volumn 270, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 206-213

  Lee, Khai Ern ^a   Morad, Norhashimah ^a   Poh, Beng Teik ^a   Teng, Tjoon Tow ^a  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cationic polyacrylamide; Flocculation; Hydrophobically modified; Kaolin

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDES; ALKYL GROUPS; CATIONIC GROUPS; CATIONIC MONOMERS; CATIONIC POLYACRYLAMIDES; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DODECYL GROUPS; DOMINANT MECHANISM; HYDROPHOBIC GROUPS; HYDROPHOBICALLY MODIFIED; INVERSE CORRELATION; KAOLIN SUSPENSIONS; MOLE RATIO; TURBIDITY REMOVAL; WATER RETENTION;

AMIDES; CHARGE DENSITY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; HYDROGELS; HYDROPHOBICITY; KAOLIN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; PHASE INTERFACES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYACRYLATES; TURBIDITY;

FLOCCULATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOCCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; KAOLIN; POLYMER;

INSECTIVORA;

EID: 79951683126     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.11.047     Document Type: Article

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