Synthesis of amphoteric starch-based grafting flocculants for flocculation of both positively and negatively charged colloidal contaminants from water

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 244, Issue , 2014, Pages 209-217

  Yang, Zhen ^a,b   Wu, Hu ^a   Yuan, Bo ^a   Huang, Mu ^a   Yang, Hu ^a   Li, Aimin ^a   Bai, Junfeng ^a   Cheng, Rongshi ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amphoteric starch based grafting flocculants; Flocculation mechanism; Flocculation performance; Isoelectric point; Molecular structure control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894053367     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.01.083     Document Type: Article

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