Removal of titanium dioxide nanoparticles by coagulation: Effects of coagulants, typical ions, alkalinity and natural organic matters

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1137-1143

  Wang, H T ^a   Ye, Y Y ^a   Qi, J ^a   Li, F T ^a   Tang, Y L ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Humic acid; Ionic strength; Nanoparticles; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; IONIC STRENGTH; NANOPARTICLES; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDES; PH; WATER QUALITY;

EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; HUMIC ACID; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; POLY FERRIC SULFATES; POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; COAGULATING AGENT; FERRIC CHLORIDE; HUMIC ACID; INORGANIC SALT; ION; NANOPARTICLE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE; POLYFERRIC SULFATE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ALUMINUM OXYCHLORIDE; CHLORIDE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC SULFATE; TITANIUM;

ALKALINITY; CHLORIDE; COAGULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMIC ACID; ION; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; IONIC STRENGTH; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ALUM COMPOUNDS; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; CHLORIDES; COAGULANTS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM;

EID: 84884891944     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.356     Document Type: Article

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