Influence of algal strain on microalgal-bacterial bioflocculation rate and floc characteristics
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DOI: 10.1007/s10811-021-02378-3
Abstract: Microalgal-bacterial (MaB) flocs are a promising route towards sustainable wastewater treatment, but the effects of algal species and algal abundance on MaB floc function are not yet understood. MaB flocs were created by inoculating activated… read more here.
Keywords: activated sludge; microalgal bacterial; bacterial bioflocculation; floc ... See more keywords
The removal of silver nanoparticle by titanium tetrachloride and modified sodium alginate composite coagulants: floc properties, membrane fouling, and floc recycle
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2240-7
Abstract: In this study, a modified sodium alginate (MSA) composited with TiCl4 was used to treat the synthetic Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) water in coagulation-ultrafiltration process. The floc properties and membrane fouling of TiCl4 and MSA composite… read more here.
Keywords: ticl4; membrane fouling; ticl4 msa; floc ... See more keywords
Effects of Starch, Polysaccharides, Protein and Silicate on the Formation of Acid Beverage Floc in Refined Sugar
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DOI: 10.1007/s12355-020-00820-3
Abstract: In three weekly tests in 2018, samples of raw sugar, refinery liquor and refined sugar were collected from a Tucuman sugar factory/back-end refinery and analyzed for starch, polysaccharides, proteins and silicates. The standard 10-day acid… read more here.
Keywords: refined sugar; starch polysaccharides; formation; effects starch ... See more keywords
The effect of activated sludge floc morphology on the measurement of biomass half-saturation coefficient: A 2D CFD biofilm model-based evaluation and experimental verification
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2021.107931
Abstract: Abstract The measured substrate half-saturation coefficient (KS) in Monod growth rate equation is an important parameter to calculate the specific biomass growth rate. The measured KS could be affected by both the intrinsic biomass and… read more here.
Keywords: half saturation; floc; saturation coefficient;
Numerical simulation of mechanical flocculation in water treatment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.105536
Abstract: Abstract Flocculation plays a very important role in increasing the suspended solids removal and enhancing the phosphorous adsorption in wastewater treatment. In the current work, a combined model of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and the… read more here.
Keywords: flocculation; particle size; size; floc ... See more keywords
Investigation of flocculation dynamics under changing hydrodynamic forcing on an intertidal mudflat
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DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2017.10.001
Abstract: Abstract In situ floc size and turbulent shear stress were measured together with suspended sediment concentration to investigate the floc properties under changing hydrodynamic forcing over the intertidal mudflat. A tripod system was established in… read more here.
Keywords: shear stress; size; floc; changing hydrodynamic ... See more keywords
Settling regimen transitions quantify solid separation limitations through correlation with floc size and shape.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.10.080
Abstract: This study monitored three different activated sludge systems from the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Plant for a 1 year period to explore the relationship between effluent quality and activated sludge settling and flocculation behavior. Hindered… read more here.
Keywords: hindered settling; effluent quality; size; floc ... See more keywords
Shielding effects of neighbor particles on flocculation dynamics of cohesive sediment
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0259405
Abstract: The shielding effects of neighboring particles on the flocculation dynamics of cohesive sediment in homogeneous isotropic turbulence is investigated using a two-phase particle-unresolved, but turbulence-resolved, Euler–Lagrange simulations. A coupled CFD-DEM (Computational Fluid Dynamics-Discrete Element Method)… read more here.
Keywords: shielding effects; particles flocculation; floc; model ... See more keywords
Research on image segmentation processing of coal particle flocs combined with clarity detection
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DOI: 10.1080/19392699.2024.2402439
Abstract: ABSTRACT In the image analysis of the hydrophobic flocculation process of coal particles, the recognition accuracy of floc characteristic parameters is affected by bubbles, floc superposition, and floc morphology. An image processing method was studied… read more here.
Keywords: image; segmentation; coal; floc ... See more keywords
Optimising coagulation/flocculation using response surface methodology and application of floc in biofertilisation
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DOI: 10.1515/gps-2023-0200
Abstract: Abstract Aquaculture effluent generation, an environmentally crucial process requires effective treatment. Simple methods like coagulation and flocculation are considered effective. In this study, chitosan from Black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon, was used to remove ammonia… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; response surface; coagulation flocculation; surface methodology ... See more keywords
Estuarine Floc Mass Distributions from Aggregation/Disaggregation and Bed Sediment Exchange
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DOI: 10.3390/jmse13030615
Abstract: Estuarine benthos, among other lifeforms of interest to water quality, can be sensitive to size-distributed suspended cohesive flocs. In such a context, tide-dependent floc mass distributions in the Tamar Estuary in the UK are revisited.… read more here.
Keywords: floc mass; sediment exchange; floc; mass distributions ... See more keywords