Chitosan for Direct Bioflocculation Processes

• Main Authors: Lichtfouse, Eric, Morin-Crini, Nadia, Fourmentin, Marc, Zemmouri, Hassiba, Nascimento, Inara Oliveira Carmo do, Queiroz, Luciano Matos, Mohd Yuhyi, Mohd Tadza, Picos-Corrales, Lorenzo A., Pei, Haiyan, Wilson, Lee D., Crini, Grégorio
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English; English
• Published: Springer 2019
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25604/1/70.%20Chitosan%20for%20Direct%20Bioflocculation%20Processes.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25604/2/70.1%20Chitosan%20for%20Direct%20Bioflocculation%20Processes.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25604/; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16581-9_9; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16581-9_9

Coagulation-flocculation is a major process allowing to remove suspended particles from municipal and industrial wastewater. This process commonly involves metal salts as coagulants and synthetic organic polymers as flocculants. Although those chemicals are cheap, efficient, available and easy to us...