Evaluation of the flocculation and reflocculation performance of a system with calcium carbonate, cationic acrylamide co-polymers, and bentonite microparticles

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 198-206

  Antunes, E ^a   Garcia, F A P ^a   Blanco, A ^b   Negro, C ^b   Rasteiro, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FLOCCULATION; PAPERMAKING;

CATIONIC POLYACRYLAMIDES; DEGREE OF BRANCHING; LASER DIFFRACTIONS; MICRO-PARTICLES; MICROPARTICLE RETENTION SYSTEM; PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE; REFLOCCULATION; RETENTION AND DRAINAGE;

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

ACRYLAMIDE; BENTONITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FLOCCULATION;

EID: 84921033129     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie503342d     Document Type: Article

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