Effect of dosage strategy on Al-humic flocs growth and re-growth

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 404, Issue , 2012, Pages 106-111

  Yu, Wenzheng ^a   Hu, Chengzhi ^a   Liu, Huijuan ^a   Qu, Jiuhui ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Continuous dosage; Flocs breakage; One time dosage; Re growth; Surface activity

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

COAGULATION PROCESS; CONTINUOUS DOSAGE; FLOC BREAKAGE; NEUTRAL PH; ONE TIME DOSAGE; RE-GROWTH; SOLID/LIQUID SEPARATION; SURFACE ACTIVITIES;

COAGULATION;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE;

ARTICLE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84861230039     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.04.033     Document Type: Article

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