An experimental study of the relationship between settling flocs and eroded flocs of kaolinite in aqueous media

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 768-776

  Nasser, M S ^a   Twaiq, F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA   (Oman)

Author keywords

Critical stress; Erosion; Flocs size; Kaolinite; Settling

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS MEDIA; COHESIVE SEDIMENTS; CRITICAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOC SIZE; FLOCS SIZE; IN-SITU; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; SETTLING;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; EROSION; IONIC STRENGTH; KAOLIN; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

KAOLINITE;

EID: 79956333426     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2010.08.015     Document Type: Article

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