Separation of oil-in-water emulsions by microbubble treatment and the effect of adding coagulant or cationic surfactant on removal efficiency

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1036-1043

  Van Le, Tuan ^a   Imai, Tsuyoshi ^a   Higuchi, Takaya ^a   Doi, Ryosuke ^a   Teeka, Jantima ^a   Xiaofeng, Sun ^a   Teerakun, Mullika ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cetyltrimethylammonium chloride; Emulsified oil; Flotation; Microbubbles; Polyaluminium chloride

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC CONDITIONS; BATCH MODES; CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; COLUMN FLOTATION; EFFECT OF PH; EMULSIFIED OIL; GENERATION TIME; MICRO-BUBBLE; MICROBUBBLES; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; PALM OIL; POLYALUMINIUM CHLORIDE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SAMPLE PH; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; TREATMENT CONDITIONS; TREATMENT PERFORMANCE;

ALKALINITY; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; EFFICIENCY; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FLOTATION; PH EFFECTS; REMOVAL; VEGETABLE OILS;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE; PALM OIL; POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORIDE; COAGULATION; EFFLUENT; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SURFACTANT; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; EMULSION; FLOTATION; MICROBUBBLE TREATMENT; PH; SYNTHESIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; EMULSIONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBUBBLES; OILS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84864402359     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.276     Document Type: Article

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