Coagulation assessment and optimisation with a photometric dispersion analyser and organic characterisation for natural organic matter removal performance

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 629-634

  Staaks, Christian ^a   Fabris, Rolando ^a   Lowe, Todd ^a   Chow, Christopher W K ^a,b   van Leeuwen, John A ^b   Drikas, Mary ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Floc formation; Flocculation index; Natural organic matter; Photometric dispersion analyser

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM SULPHATE; CHARACTERISATION; COAGULANT DOSAGE; COAGULATION EFFICIENCY; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLOC FORMATION; FLOC STRUCTURE; FLOWTHROUGH; GROWTH FUNCTIONS; HYDROPHOBIC FRACTIONS; MIXING CONDITIONS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; OPTIMISATIONS; PHOTOMETRIC DISPERSION ANALYSER; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SOURCE WATERS;

ALUMINUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COAGULATION; DISPERSIONS; FLOCCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOMETRY; RATING;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 79953328724     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.01.050     Document Type: Article

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