Polymer flocculation mechanism in animal slurry established by charge neutralization

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1045-1051

  Hjorth, Maibritt ^a   Jørgensen, Bodil Ulbjerg ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Manure; Patch flocculation; Polymer bridging; Polymer properties; Solid liquid separation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; FERTILIZERS; FLOCCULATION; IONIC STRENGTH; MANURES; OSTWALD RIPENING;

CHARGE NEUTRALIZATION; FLOCCULATION MECHANISMS; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE ATTACHMENTS; PATCH FLOCCULATION; POLYMER BRIDGING; POLYMER PROPERTIES; SOLID LIQUID SEPARATION;

POLYMERS;

POLYACRYLAMIDE; POLYMER;

COAGULATION; DEWATERING; DRY MATTER; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; IONIC COMPOSITION; MANURE; NEUTRALIZATION; POLYMER; SLURRY;

AGRICULTURAL SLURRY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; FLOCCULATION; IONIC STRENGTH; LIQUID; MANURE; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE; TURBIDITY; WATER CONTENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84856106416     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.11.078     Document Type: Article

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