Investigation of the performance of chitosan as a coagulant for flocculation of local clay suspensions of different turbidities

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 328-334

  Jadhav, Madhukar V ^a   Mahajan, Yogesh S ^b  

^a Sanjivani Rural Education Society's   (India)

^b DR BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

chitosan; coagulation; flocculation; settling time; turbidity

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; COAGULATION; EFFICIENCY; FLOCCULATION; OSTWALD RIPENING; POTABLE WATER; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER TREATMENT;

CLAY SUSPENSIONS; FLOCCULATION AND SEDIMENTATION; OPERATING CONDITION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RESIDUAL TURBIDITY; SETTLING TIME; TURBIDITY REMOVAL; TURBIDITY REMOVAL EFFICIENCY;

TURBIDITY;

EID: 84875521380     PISSN: 12267988     EISSN: 19763808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12205-013-2021-2     Document Type: Article

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