A review of temperature-responsive polymers as novel reagents for solid-liquid separation and froth flotation of minerals

WS Ng, LA Connal, E Forbes, GV Franks - Minerals Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, the study of temperature-responsive polymers has unlocked a
vast array of potential applications in various research areas, including biological systems …

Flocculation-to-adsorption transition of novel salt-responsive polyelectrolyte for recycling of highly polluted saline textile effluents

K Wang, T Wei, Y Li, L He, Y Lv, L Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein, a new salt responsive starch flocculant (SSF) via starch etherification with butyl
glycidyl ether (BGE) and 2-chloro-4, 6-diethylamino-[1, 3, 5]-triazine (CDAT) was reported as …

Flocculation of copper (II) and tetracycline from water using a novel pH-and temperature-responsive flocculants

Z Yang, S Jia, N Zhuo, W Yang, Y Wang - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
Insufficient research is available on flocculation of combined pollutants of heavy metals and
antibiotics, which widely exist in livestock wastewaters. Aiming at solving difficulties in …

In situ particle film ATR FTIR spectroscopy of poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide)(PNIPAM) adsorption onto talc

DA Beattie, J Addai-Mensah, A Beaussart… - Physical Chemistry …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The adsorption of poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide)(PNIPAM) onto talc from aqueous solutions
has been studied using the in situ methodology of particle film attenuated total reflection …

Octopus-inspired flocculant for oily wastewater decontamination: Hydrophilic-hydrophobic convertibility and auto-separation characters

W Chen, Z Zhao, Y Du, S Ouyang, M Lin, F Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Unilateral hydrophobic flocculant and unsatisfactory floc separation constrained the
efficacious purification of oil-containing wastewater. Illumined by the hunting behavior of …

Removal of trace nonylphenol from water in the coexistence of suspended inorganic particles and NOMs by using a cellulose-based flocculant

Z Yang, K Ren, E Guibal, S Jia, J Shen, X Zhang… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
A flocculation method was used for the removal of trace nonylphenol (NP) from synthetic
surface water containing natural organic matters (humic acid, HA) and suspended inorganic …

Self‐Assembled Ultra‐Long Hybrid Nanowire Formed by Simple Mixing: An Untapped Feature of Peroxydisulfate

C Xu, Y Fu, P Wang, L Wang, J Chen, Q Li, Y Xia… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Peroxydisulfate (PDS), a popular molecule that is able to oxidize organic compounds, is
garnering attention across various disciplines of chemistry, materials, pharmaceuticals …

In situ study of aggregate sizes formed in chalcopyrite-quartz mixture using temperature-responsive polymers

WS Ng, LA Connal, E Forbes, K Mohanarangam… - Advanced Powder …, 2018 - Elsevier
An interesting property of temperature-responsive polymers, such as poly (N-
isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM), is the ability to behave as flocculants above a lower critical …

Determination of lower critical solution temperature of thermosensitive flocculants

M Lemanowicz, A Gierczycki, W Kuźnik… - Minerals …, 2014 - Elsevier
Thermosensitive polymers are gaining increasing interest due to their possible applications
as drug delivery systems, flotation agents in mineral ore processing or flocculants in …

Controlling thickener underflow rheology using a temperature responsive flocculant

GV Franks, JP O'Shea, E Forbes - AIChE Journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Continuous solid–liquid separations with the temperature responsive flocculant poly (N‐
isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) were conducted in a pilot‐scale thickener for the first time …