New Class of Flocculants and Coagulants
Yongjun Sun, Shengbao Zhou, Kinjal J. Shah
Coagulation is a kind of efficient water treatment method commonly used in domestic anhydrous and industrial wastewater treatment. Inorganic polymer coagulants (polyvalent metal salts) are widely used because of their low cost and ease of use. However, due to the low flocculation effectiveness and the presence of residual metal concentrations in the treated water, their application is limited. Organic synthetic flocculant has been widely used due to its higher flocculation efficiency at lower dosage. However, it has limitations in applicability due to its molecular structure which is less biodegradable and less disperse in water. Therefore, flocculants based on natural polymers have attracted extensive attention from researchers due to their advantages such as biodegradability and environmental friendliness. This paper summarizes the overview of the development of various types of flocculants that were used for industrial wastewater treatment. In addition, the characteristics and application of flocculant is reviewed with their behavior.
Keywords
Coagulant, Flocculant, Coagulation, Flocculation, Organic/Inorganic Coagulants, Water Treatment
Published online 12/15/2020, 34 pages
Citation: Yongjun Sun, Shengbao Zhou, Kinjal J. Shah, New Class of Flocculants and Coagulants, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 91, pp 219-252, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644901144-7
Part of the book on Advances in Wastewater Treatment I
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