Synthesis, characterization and application of a novel starch-based flocculant with high flocculation and dewatering properties

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2643-2648

  Wang, Jian Ping ^a,b   Yuan, Shi Jie ^a   Wang, Yi ^b   Yu, Han Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Flocculant; Grafting synthesis; Sludge dewatering; Starch; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEWATERING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OSTWALD RIPENING; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; RECLAMATION; STARCH; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

CHARGE NEUTRALIZATION; DEWATERING PROPERTIES; FLOCCULANT; FLOCCULATION PROCESS; POTASSIUM PERSULPHATE; SLUDGE DEWATERING; WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENTS; WATER SOLUBLE COPOLYMERS;

FLOCCULATION;

(2 METHACRYLOYLOXYETHYL)TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; COPOLYMER; KAOLIN; POLYACRYLAMIDE; STARCH GRAFT POLY(2 METHACRYLOYLOXYETHYL)TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETONE; DEWATERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHANOL; FLOCCULATION; NEUTRALIZATION; POLYMER; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; STARCH;

ARTICLE; FLOCCULATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PURIFICATION; SLUDGE DEWATERING; SYNTHESIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84876139041     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.050     Document Type: Article

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