Polyelectrolyte complexes in flocculation applications

Advances in Polymer Science

Volumn 256, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-66

  Petzold, Gudrun ^a   Schwarz, Simona ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dual system; Flocculation; Polyanion; Polycation; Polyelectrolyte complex; Pre mixed complexes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890956237     PISSN: 00653195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/12_2012_205     Document Type: Review

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