The potential use of natural coagulants and flocculants in the treatment of urban waters

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 39, Issue Special Issue, 2014, Pages 1603-1608

  Teh, Chee Yang ^a   Wu, Ta Yeong ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGY; COAGULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLOCCULATION; FOSSIL FUELS; POLLUTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER TREATMENT;

COAGULATION FLOCCULATION; COAGULATION-FLOCCULATION PROCESS; DERIVED MATERIALS; IRON-BASED COAGULANTS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; NATURAL WATER RESOURCES; TREATMENT PROCESS; WATER AND WASTEWATER MANAGEMENTS;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84908083756     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1439268     Document Type: Article

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