Flocculation of municipal wastewaters with anionic nanocelluloses: Influence of nanocellulose characteristics on floc morphology and strength

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2005-2012

  Suopajärvi, Terhi ^a   Koivuranta, Elisa ^a   Liimatainen, Henrikki ^a   Niinimäki, Jouko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anionic cellulose; Bioflocculant; Image analyzer; Nanocellulose; Turbidity; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS; COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; MORPHOLOGY; OSTWALD RIPENING; TURBIDITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFLOCCULANTS; BIOPOLYMERIC MATERIALS; CHEMICAL CONSUMPTION; COAGULATION FLOCCULATION; FLOCCULATION PERFORMANCE; IMAGE ANALYZERS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

NANOCELLULOSE;

EID: 84908391407     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2014.08.023     Document Type: Article

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