Role of Al13 species in removal of natural organic matter from low specific UV absorbance surface water and the aggregates characterization

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 926-934

  Xu, Weiying ^a   Gao, Baoyu ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Yang, Zhonglian ^a   Bo, Xiaowen ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Al13 polymer; Floc characterization; Natural organic matter; SUVA

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC PH; ALKALINE PH; COAGULANT DOSE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; DOSE RANGE; FINE PARTICLES; FLOC CHARACTERIZATION; FLOC SIZE; FLOC STRENGTH; FRACTAL STRUCTURES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NANO-AL; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; PARTICLE REMOVAL; POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE; SPECIFIC UV ABSORBANCE; SUVA;

AGGLOMERATION; ALKALINITY; ALUMINUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; HYDROPHILICITY; INVESTMENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH EFFECTS; SURFACE WATERS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 79959963345     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.04.042     Document Type: Article

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