The State-Of-The-Art of the Coagulation/ Flocculation Process

Author

David William Bouck, University of Central Florida

Keywords

Coagulation, Flocculation, Water purification

Abstract

This report has been prepared with the idea of briefly summarizing the most important principles underlying the coagulations/flocculation process as it applies to water and wastewater treatment. The production of potable water from a supply which has been contaminated by naturally-occurring or man-made pollutants has been an object of concern throughout history. Several broad aspects have been considered in the report, such as the history, the nature and physical chemistry of colloidal particles, the theories of and the factors affecting coagulation/flocculation, and control of the coagulation/flocculation process. It is advisable for those persons engaged in the dynamic environmental sciences to occasionally review the basic principles having to do with the processes being employed. In this light, this report provides a cursory review of pertinent literature with regard to the history, the stoichiomentry and physical mechanisms involved, the techniques of process control and an assessment of the state-of-the-art of the coagulation/flocculation process. Of course, this discussion could have been written more extensive detail, but the volume of such an enterprise would be excessive. For those desiring further information, and extensive bibliography of references has been appended.

Notes

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Graduation Date

1973

Advisor

Yousef, Yousef A.

Degree

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Engineering

Degree Program

Environmental Systems Management

Format

PDF

Pages

52 p.

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Open Access)

Identifier

DP0012100

Subjects

Coagulation, Flocculation, Water -- Purification

STARS Citation

Bouck, David William, "The State-Of-The-Art of the Coagulation/ Flocculation Process" (1973). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 45.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/45

Contributor (Linked data)

Yousef, Yousef A. [VIAF]

Yousef, Yousef A. [LC]

University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [VIAF]

University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [LC]

Collection (Linked data)

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Accessibility Status

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