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The Chemistry of High‐Rate Water Treatment
Author(s) -
Mofiett J. William
Publication year - 1968
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.1551-8833.1968.tb03669.x
Subject(s) - flocculation , filtration (mathematics) , coagulation , settling , water treatment , water chemistry , chemistry , process engineering , unit (ring theory) , chemical engineering , waste management , environmental science , engineering , environmental engineering , environmental chemistry , mathematics , medicine , mathematics education , statistics , psychiatry
This article discusses the classical and physical chemistry of water treatment and their effects in the operation of high‐rate filtration plants. These discussions first outline the chemistry of coagulants and methods for controlling coagulation. The mechanisms of each unit operation ‐ rapid mix, flocculation, settling, and filtration ‐ and the effects of the chemical and physical parameters upon these unit operations are discussed, followed by suggestions to operators for improved efficiency of plant operation.