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JOURNAL OF WOOD CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 29, Issue 2, Pages 119-135Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/02773810902796146
Keywords
Coagulation-flocculation; natural flocculants; surface water; tannins; turbidity removal
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- Programa de Iniciacion a la Investigacion, Universidad de Extremadura [CTQ 2007-60255/PPQ, PRI-07A031]
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Drinking water and wastewater treatment usually requires a coagulation/flocculation stage. Some disadvantages are presented by usual agents, above all linked to environmental, economical, and health aspects. Effectiveness of a new wood-derived flocculant agent has been studied, it consists of Acacia mearnsii modified tannin extract. Results have been very satisfactory; low flocculant dosage (up to 10 mg L- 1) may remove almost all suspended matter in surface water. Flocculant works better in acid pH (4-5), but an accurate dose minimizes the influence of this factor. Temperature does not affect effectiveness, but high initial turbidity may raise process efficiency. Duration of coagulation and flocculation stages seems to affect both positively to turbidity removal and in a non-interaction way. Dosage is much more important than both coagulation or flocculation stages. Treated water does not present either organic matter significantly increasing or a high residual tannin concentration. Microorganisms as total coliforms, fecal coliforms, and fecal streptococcus have been reduced up to 80%, 90%, and 99%, respectively.
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