Coagulation performance and floc characteristics with polyaluminum chloride using sodium alginate as coagulant aid: A preliminary assessment

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 183, Issue , 2012, Pages 387-394

  Zhao, Y X ^a   Gao, B Y ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Shon, H K ^b   Bo, X W ^a   Yue, Q Y ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Floc regrowth; Fractal dimension; Polyaluminum chloride; Sodium alginate

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLOC BREAKAGE; FLOC CHARACTERISTICS; FLOC REGROWTH; FLOC SIZE; OPEN STRUCTURE; POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; SODIUM ALGINATE; SODIUM ALGINATES; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TURBIDITY REMOVAL;

ALGINATE; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; KAOLIN; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC CARBON; SODIUM; TURBIDITY;

COAGULATION;

EID: 84862798950     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.01.036     Document Type: Article

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