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Continuous Foam Flotation for Water Clarification
Author(s) -
Grieves Robert B.,
Schwartz Stephen M.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1966.tb01676.x
Subject(s) - raw water , impurity , metal foam , raw material , water quality , aluminium , environmental science , waste management , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , materials science , metallurgy , environmental engineering , engineering , organic chemistry , ecology , biology
This investigation has shown that continuous foam flotation has promise for water clarification, as it is generally able to separate suspended impurities from low‐quality raw water supplies. The article summarizes typical operating conditions and results for water containing virtually no iron and aluminum, and also for water containing moderate concentrations of iron and aluminum.