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Title: Formation of bonds in a dispersed phase with clarification of a suspension by flocculants

Journal Article · · Sov. Min. Sci. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5651180

Consumption of polyacrylamide (PAA) flocculant during clarification of a suspension is governed by the size fraction composition of the solid phase and by the content of multivalent cations in the liquid medium. Reaction of PAA flocculants with solid particles and multivalent cations contained in the aqueous medium of a suspension occurs simultaneously and at a commensurate rate. In forming bridge bonds between solid particles during suspension clarification by means of PAA flocculants, individual molecules having a sufficient length in solution for this purpose.

Research Organization:
Institute of Mining, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk
OSTI ID:
5651180
Journal Information:
Sov. Min. Sci. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 21:4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English