The influence on impurity removal exerted by the application of flocculants in the phosflotation process has been investigated. A number of cationic flocculants are shown to enhance the removal of colour and starch. The use of flocculants did not influence the turbidity and conductivity ash of the clarified liquor. Changes in filterability and phosphate content of clear liquor resulting from th...

A kind of environmental friendly novel composite flocculants which are used to treat raw water is prepared. It is made with chitosan (CS), iron modified polyaluminium chloride (CF-PAC) and modified montmorillonite on the principle of “the combination of organic and inorganic”. Under the optimum best compound formula and flocculation process, the turbidity of the waste water reduced by 0.62%, th...

Fermentor-stabilized activated sludge from an industrial beverage bottling plant was grown on three different food sources: normal plant waste water, plant wastewater containing high sucrose concentrations, and a synthetic glucose-based feed stock. Surface charge, hydrophobicity, and exopolysaccharide composition were measured on the stabilized bacterial flocs. Cell surface charge was measured ...

A bioflocculant-producing marine bacterium previously isolated from marine sediment of Algoa Bay was screened for flocculant production. Comparative analysis of 16S rDNA sequence identified the isolate to have 99% similarity to Virgibacillus sp. XQ-1 and it was deposited in the GenBank as Virgibacillus sp. Rob with accession number HQ537127. The bacterium produced biflocculants optimally in glu...