Evaluation of a novel chitosan-based flocculant with high flocculation performance, low toxicity and good floc properties

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 276, Issue , 2014, Pages 480-488

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

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chitosan based flocculant; Floc properties; Floc strength; Flocculation mechanism; Fractal dimension

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EFFLUENTS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; KAOLIN; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

CARBOXYMETHYL CHITOSAN; CHITOSAN-BASED FLOCCULANT; FLOC PROPERTIES; FLOC STRENGTH; FLOCCULATION MECHANISMS; FLOCCULATION PERFORMANCE; POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

FLOCCULATION;

CHITOSAN DERIVATIVE; HUMIC ACID; KAOLIN; TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM SALT DERIVATIVE; CHITOSAN;

CHITIN; FLOCCULATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; EVALUATION STUDY; FLOCCULATION; IMMOBILIZATION; ISOELECTRIC POINT; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SUPERNATANT; SURFACE CHARGE; WASTE WATER; ZETA POTENTIAL; CHEMISTRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

CHITOSAN; FLOCCULATION; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 84902269502     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.05.061     Document Type: Article

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