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SEPARATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
卷 57, 期 14, 页码 2312-2322出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2022.2056055
关键词
Opuntia cochenillifera; image analysis; aggregates; floc development; floc rupture; treatability assays
资金
- Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) UK Research and Innovation (SAFEWATER
- EPSRC) [EP/P032427/1]
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq - Brazil)
This study used in-situ microscopy and image analysis to analyze the floc development during coagulation-flocculation for drinking water treatment. The results provided insights on the coagulation process, showing different surface structures of flocs at different stages of development. The study also found that collision and adhesion between particles influenced the formation rate of flocs. The time of coagulation was inversely correlated with floc size and number.
This study aimed to include in-situ microscopy in the analysis of floc development during coagulation-flocculation for drinking water treatment. To this end, jartest series were carried out for natural and synthetic waters using aluminum sulfate, sulfate chloride, ferric chloride, and Opuntia sp. as coagulants. Coagulation under optimized conditions was monitored by an in-situ microscope in conjunction with image analysis. Obtained results enabled some insights on the coagulation process. Images captured different stages of initial floc development, including flocs exhibiting heterogeneous, branched, and irregular surface structures. From image analysis, wide distributions of flocculated particle sizes were found for both natural (19-15834 mu m) and synthetic water (19-21607 mu m), suggesting the occurrence collisions by adhesion and transport between particles, thus influencing floc formation rates depending on the medium. Average size and number of flocs, as determined by the image analysis algorithm as a function of the time, showed inverse correlation of floc growth with water clarification. The microscopic images also illustrated how different coagulants in different water sources undergo breaking through fragmentation or erosion. Our findings also highlight the importance of investigating additional aspects that involve conditions of mixing, development, breaking, regrouping, and resistance of flocs.
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