Flocculation of yeast suspensions by a cationic flocculant

Powder Technology

Volumn 235, Issue , 2013, Pages 426-430

  Mondal, S ^a   Leong, Y K ^b   Liow, J L ^c   Wickramasinghe, S R ^d  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Cationic polyelectrolyte; Conductivity; Flocculation; Polymer bridging; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC POLYELECTROLYTE; DYNAMIC MOBILITY; FLOC SIZE; FLOCCULATION PROCESS; FUNCTION OF TIME; INITIAL RATE; PARTICLE SURFACE; PH MEASUREMENTS; POLYMER BRIDGING; YEAST SUSPENSION;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; POLYELECTROLYTES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); YEAST; ZETA POTENTIAL;

FLOCCULATION;

POLYELECTROLYTE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; FLOCCULATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SUSPENSION; YEAST; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84871490563     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.10.030     Document Type: Article

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