Algal alginate: A potential coagulant for drinking water treatment

Desalination

Volumn 299, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-21

  Devrimci, H Aylin ^a   Yuksel, A Mete ^a   Sanin, F Dilek ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alginate; Calcium; Coagulation flocculation; Turbidity removal

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM ALGINATE; HIGH TURBIDITY; HIGH VISCOSITIES; JAR TEST; LOW DOSE; RAPID MIXING; SODIUM SALT; TURBID WATER; TURBIDITY REMOVAL; TURBIDITY VALUES;

CALCIUM; COAGULATION; MIXING; TURBIDITY;

ALGINATE;

ALGINATE; CALCIUM; COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; TURBIDITY; VISCOSITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE;

EID: 84862901248     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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