Effect of pH and shear force on flocs characteristics for humic acid removal using polyferric aluminum chloride-organic polymer dual-coagulants

Desalination

Volumn 281, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 243-247

  Sun, Cuizhen ^a,b   Yue, Qinyan ^a   Gao, Baoyu ^a   Mu, Ruimin ^b   Liu, Jing ^b   Zhao, Yanxia ^a   Yang, Zhonglian ^a   Xu, Weiying ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG JIANZHU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composite coagulant; Floc breakage; Floc regrowth; Fractal dimension; Humic acid

Indexed keywords

ACID CONDITIONS; ALKALINE CONDITIONS; COMPOSITE COAGULANT; EFFECT OF PH; FLOC BREAKAGE; FLOC REGROWTH; FLOC STRENGTH; FRACTAL DIMENSION ANALYSIS; HIGH SHEAR; HUMIC ACID; RECOVERABILITY; SHEAR FORCE; SOLUTION PH;

ALKALINITY; ALUMINUM; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW;

PH EFFECTS;

ALKALINITY; COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMIC ACID; PH; REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 80054865970     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.07.065     Document Type: Article

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