Effect of polyelectrolytes on the degree of flocculation of papermaking suspensions

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 103, Issue , 2013, Pages 43-52

  Nasser, M S ^a   Twaiq, F A ^a   Onaizi, Sagheer A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA   (Oman)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Effective floc density; Floc size; Flocculation; Papermaking suspensions; Polyelectrolytes

Indexed keywords

FLOCCULATION; PAPERMAKING; POLYACRYLATES; POLYELECTROLYTES; TURBIDITY;

EFFECTIVE DENSITY; ELECTRO-KINETIC; FLOC DENSITY; FLOC SIZE; PARTICLE SURFACE; REPULSIVE FORCES; RESIDUAL TURBIDITY; TURBIDITY REDUCTION;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CATIONIC COMPOUNDS; DENSITY; DISPERSIONS; FLOCCULANTS; FLOCCULATION; PAPER MAKING; POLYACRYLATES; POLYELECTROLYTES; TURBIDITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84868684258     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2012.10.024     Document Type: Article

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