Environmental implications of aggregation phenomena: current understanding

N Maximova, O Dahl - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2006 - Elsevier
This review highlights the current understanding of the aggregation phenomena of
importance in Industrial Environmental Protection Technology; namely of particle …

Improved water recovery: A review of clay-rich tailings and saline water interactions

D Liu, M Edraki, P Fawell, L Berry - Powder Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The presence of clays can make dewatering of tailings from mineral processing challenging.
This review focuses on the interaction of clays in tailings under different conditions, including …

A new inorganic–organic composite coagulant, consisting of polyferric sulphate (PFS) and polyacrylamide (PAA)

PA Moussas, AI Zouboulis - Water Research, 2009 - Elsevier
Currently, research is focused on the synthesis of new composite coagulants, which are
constituted of both inorganic and organic materials. In this paper, the development of …

Comparison of coagulation behavior and floc structure characteristic of different polyferric-cationic polymer dual-coagulants in humic acid solution

J Wei, B Gao, Q Yue, Y Wang, W Li, X Zhu - Water research, 2009 - Elsevier
Three polyferric-cationic polymer dual-coagulants were comparatively evaluated in terms of
coagulation behavior and floc structure characteristic in the coagulation of humic acid (HA) …

Polyferric sulphate: Preparation, characterisation and application in coagulation experiments

AI Zouboulis, PA Moussas, F Vasilakou - Journal of Hazardous materials, 2008 - Elsevier
The process of coagulation is a core environmental protection technology, which is mainly
used in the water or wastewater treatment facilities. Research is now focused on the …

Monitoring polymer flocculation in oil sands tailings: A population balance model approach

V Vajihinejad, JBP Soares - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Oil sands mature fine tailings are stable suspensions of clay particles and residual bitumen
in an alkaline aqueous medium. They are formed when bitumen is extracted from oil sands …

Treatment of textile wastewater by a hybrid electrocoagulation/nanofiltration process

A Aouni, C Fersi, MBS Ali, M Dhahbi - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
Untreated effluents from textile industries are usually highly coloured and contain a
considerable amount of contaminants and pollutants. Stringent environmental regulation for …

Impacts of floc breakage on dewaterability of chemically conditioned sludges and implications on practical conditioning strategies

W Wu, X Li, B Zhou, Z Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
While chemical conditioning is the most commonly used conditioning process for sludge
dewatering, the dewaterability of chemically conditioned sludge is found to be significantly …

A study on the properties and coagulation behaviour of modified inorganic polymeric coagulant—Polyferric silicate sulphate (PFSiS)

PA Moussas, AI Zouboulis - Separation and Purification Technology, 2008 - Elsevier
Coagulation/flocculation process is regarded as an important environmental protection
technology, finding wide application in water/wastewater treatment facilities. The continuous …

Preparation and characterization of novel polytitanium tetrachloride coagulant for water purification

YX Zhao, S Phuntsho, BY Gao, X Huang… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Polymeric metal coagulants are increasingly being used to improve coagulation efficiency,
yet the research on the development of titanium and particularly polytitanium salts remains …