Abstract:Recent research has shown that the equilibrium between aggregation and breakup in flocculation kinetics modelling might not hold due to the irreversible floc breakup. This work investigated the influence of coagulant/particle ratio and average velocity gradient () in the occurrence of this phenomenon with a different water matrix than previous research. Jar test assays were conducted with low (≈15 NTU), medium (≈50 NTU) and high (≈100 NTU) turbidity synthetic raw water, using alum as coagulant and kaolin as pr… Show more
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