Coagulation performance and floc characteristics of polytitanium tetrachloride (PTC) compared with titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) and iron salts in humic acid-kaolin synthetic water treatment

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 142, Issue , 2015, Pages 155-161

  Chekli, L ^a   Galloux, J ^a   Zhao, Y X ^b   Gao, B Y ^b   Shon, H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Floc size; Floc structure; Polytitanium tetrachloride; Recovery factor; Strength factor

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLOCCULATION; ORGANIC CARBON; SALTS; TITANIUM; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

FLOC SIZE; FLOC STRUCTURE; POLYTITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE; RECOVERY FACTORS; STRENGTH FACTOR;

COAGULATION;

EID: 84921478097     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.12.043     Document Type: Article

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