A review on application of flocculants in wastewater treatment

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 489-508

  Lee, Chai Siah ^a,b   Robinson, John ^b   Chong, Mei Fong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bio flocculants; Coagulation flocculation; Direct flocculation; Flocculation mechanism; Grafted flocculants; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOHAZARDS; BIOPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; COAGULATION; EFFICIENCY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HEALTH HAZARDS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIO-FLOCCULANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; FLOCCULATION MECHANISMS; FLOCCULATION PERFORMANCE; GRAFTED FLOCCULANTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS;

FLOCCULATION;

EID: 85027918751     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2014.04.010     Document Type: Review

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