Journal article
Effect of Shear on the Strength of Polymer-Induced Flocs
Abstract
Micromechanics was used to show that the rupture strength of polymer-induced flocs varied with the hydrodynamic conditions at which the flocs were formed. A maximum floc strength at an intermediate shear rate was observed. The overall performance of the polymeric flocculants, as determined by two independent methods, showed that the conditions for optimal flocculation did not coincide with those for maximum floc strength. The amount of …
Authors
Yeung A; Gibbs A; Pelton R
Journal
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 196, No. 1, pp. 113–115
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 1997
DOI
10.1006/jcis.1997.5140
ISSN
0021-9797