Evaluation of the flocculation performance of carboxymethyl chitosan-graft-polyacrylamide, a novel amphoteric chemically bonded composite flocculant

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 107-114

  Yang, Zhen ^a   Yuan, Bo ^a   Huang, Xin ^a   Zhou, Junyu ^a   Cai, Jun ^a   Yang, Hu ^a   Li, Aimin ^a   Cheng, Rongshi ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amphoteric chemically bonded composite flocculant; Flocculation kinetics; Flocculation mechanism; Fractal dimension; Light scattering

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CHITOSAN; FRACTAL DIMENSION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); KAOLIN; LIGHT SCATTERING; OSTWALD RIPENING; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); ZETA POTENTIAL;

CARBOXYMETHYL CHITOSAN; CHEMICALLY BONDED; DIMENSION MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; FLOCCULATION KINETICS; FLOCCULATION MECHANISMS; FLOCCULATION PERFORMANCE; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

FLOCCULATION;

AMPHOLYTE; CARBOXYMETHYL CHITOSAN GRAFT POLYACRYLAMIDE; CHITOSAN; KAOLIN; POLYACRYLAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHITIN; COMPOSITE; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; KAOLIN; LIGHT SCATTERING; PH; SUSPENDED LOAD; TURBIDITY;

ARTICLE; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; KINETICS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 82355175078     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.10.024     Document Type: Article

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