Effects of low temperature on coagulation kinetics and floc surface morphology using alum
Effects of low temperature on coagulation kinetics and floc surface morphology using alum
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DOI:
10.1016/j.desal.2007.12.033
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发表时间:
2009-02
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影响因子:
9.9
通讯作者:
F. Xiao;Ju-chang Huang;Bao-jie Zhang;Chong-wei Cui
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作者:
F. Xiao;Ju-chang Huang;Bao-jie Zhang;Chong-wei Cui
The effects of low temperature on coagulation kinetics and floc surface morphology were examined in this study. The results show that low temperature slowed down the coagulation process as reflected in the decrease in aggregation rate and rate constants. The aggregation constant in the coagulation process was found to follow the Arrhenius law. The activation energy of the aggregation of kaolinite particles in water was 18.7 kJ/mol. Furthermore, the study on the surface morphology of the flocs indicates that those flocs formed at low temperatures had a more irregular structure in terms of perimeter-based fractal dimension, Dpf. Dpfincreased from 1.19 to 1.33 as the temperature was downshifted from 22°C to 2°C. The examined shape factor of the flocs, elongation E, was found to follow the probability rule of statistics. Out of two thousand flocs, around 75% of them have an E value ranging from 1.2 to 2.0.