Flocculation with heterogeneous composition in water environments: a review

QN Ho, M Fettweis, KL Spencer, BJ Lee - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Flocculation is a key process for controlling the fate and transport of suspended particulate
matter (SPM) in water environments and has received considerable attention in the field of …

The role of suspended extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) on equilibrium flocculation of clay minerals in high salinity water

L Ye, J Wu, M Huang, J Yan - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Biophysical cohesive mud, consisting of clay minerals and extracellular polymeric substance
(EPS), plays significant role in determining sediments, nutrients and pollutants transport in …

Coagulation effect of polyaluminum-titanium chloride coagulant and the effect of floc aging in fluoride removal: a mechanism analysis

N Zhang, Y Yang, L Fan, X Zheng, J Wang… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Excessive discharge of fluoride can lead to environmental pollution and human hazards.
Coagulation is a widely used process for the removal of fluoride. Existing research on the …

Flocculation kinetics and mechanisms of microalgae-and clay-containing suspensions in different microalgal growth phases

QN Ho, M Fettweis, J Hur, X Desmit, JI Kim, DW Jung… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Interplays between microalgae and clay minerals enhance biologically mediated
flocculation, thereby affecting the sedimentation and transportation of suspended particulate …

Quantifying the 3D structure and function of porosity and pore space in natural sediment flocs

TJ Lawrence, SJ Carr, JAT Wheatland… - Journal of Soils and …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Flocculated cohesive suspended sediments (flocs) play an important role in all
aquatic environments, facilitating the transport and deposition of sediment and associated …

Quantification of 3-dimensional structure and properties of flocculated natural suspended sediment

KL Spencer, JA Wheatland, SJ Carr, AJ Manning… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural sediment flocs are fragile and highly heterogeneous aggregates of biogenic and
minerogenic material typically with high porosity and low density. In aquatic environments …

The chemical characteristics and mixing behaviors of particulate organic matter from small subtropical rivers in coastal Gulf of Mexico

JE Sampedro-Avila, K Lu, J Xue, Z Liu… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rivers transport a substantial amount of dissolved and particulate organic matter (DOM and
POM) to the oceans. In estuaries, the transition between DOM and POM due to dissolution or …

The flocculation state of mud in the lowermost freshwater reaches of the Mississippi River: Spatial distribution of sizes, seasonal changes, and their impact on vertical …

R Osborn, KBJ Dunne, T Ashley… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We use in situ measurements of suspended mud to assess the flocculation state of the
lowermost freshwater reaches of the Mississippi River. The goal of the study was to assess …

[HTML][HTML] Generation of reproducible model freshwater particulate matter analogues to study the interaction with particulate contaminants

H Walch, A Praetorius, F von der Kammer, T Hofmann - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Aquatic fate models and risk assessment require experimental information on the potential
of contaminants to interact with riverine suspended particulate matter (SPM). While for …

Persistent reshaping of cohesive sediment towards stable flocs by turbulence

M Yu, X Yu, AJ Mehta, AJ Manning, F Khan… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Cohesive sediment forms flocs of various sizes and structures in the natural turbulent
environment. Understanding flocculation is critical in accurately predicting sediment …