Flocculation by cationic amphiphilic polyelectrolyte: Relating efficiency with the association of polyelectrolyte in the initial solution

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 415, Issue , 2012, Pages 142-147

  Ghimici, Luminita ^a   Nichifor, Marieta ^a  

^a PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Amphiphilic polysaccharide; Flocculation; Polymer concentration; Turbidity; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; POLYMERS; TURBIDITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; AMPHIPHILICS; ASSOCIATION STATE; BRIDGING MECHANISM; CATIONIC AMPHIPHILIC POLYELECTROLYTES; CATIONIC POLYSACCHARIDE; CLAY DISPERSION; CRITICAL AGGREGATION CONCENTRATION; FLOC SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FLOCCULATION PROCESS; INITIAL SOLUTION; NEGATIVE VALUES; POLYCATION DOSE; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; RESIDUAL TURBIDITY;

FLOCCULATION;

AMPHOPHILE; CATION; DEXTRAN; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISPERSION; FLOCCULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDIMETRY; TURBIDITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84870276220     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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