Flocculation performance and mechanism of graphene oxide for removal of various contaminants from water

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3037-3046

  Yang, Zhen ^a   Yan, Han ^a   Yang, Hu ^a   Li, Haibo ^a   Li, Aimin ^a   Cheng, Rongshi ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flocculant; Flocculation mechanism; Graphene oxide; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONTAMINATION; FLOCCULATION; GRAPHENE; KAOLIN; WATER TREATMENT;

CATIONICS; CHARGED CONTAMINANTS; FLOCCULANT; FLOCCULATION MECHANISMS; FLOCCULATION PERFORMANCE; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HAEMATITE; HUMIC ACID; PARTICULATES; POLY(ALUMINUM CHLORIDE);

HEMATITE;

FERRIC OXIDE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; GRAPHITE; HUMIC ACID; KAOLIN; POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

FLOCCULATION; GRAPHITE; HEMATITE; HUMIC ACID; KAOLIN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; FLOCCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 84876734802     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.03.027     Document Type: Article

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