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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
Volume 330, Issue 1, Pages 72-79Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.07.034
Keywords
Al-13; [Al-13](n) aggregates; Species transformation; Coagulation
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [20537020, 50678167, 20677073]
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Coagulation of silica microspheres by Al coagulants with high basicities was investigated at the constant pH 6.5. Aluminum coagulants were consisted of Al-13 and [Al-13](n) aggregates. with OH/Al ratios of 2.46.2.6 and 2.8, respectively. The species distribution and transformation of the coagulants upon aging were studied by using ferron assay and Al-27 NMR. In addition, size distribution and morphology of coagulants were also examined by PCS and SEM. The results showed that the tridecamer Al-13 and outer sphere aggregated [Al-13](n) were the dominant species for coagulants aged weekly, while sol-gels or precipitates were formed upon further aging. Accordingly, charge neutralization, electro-patch coagulation and bridge aggregation were proceeding for particle aggregation at lower aluminum concentration. Besides other three mechanisms, sweep flocculation was also involved at higher dosages. Hence, chemical interaction between particles and coagulants evolved from adsorption to surface precipitation for aluminum polycations by virtue of species transformation. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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