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The effects of several factors on the settling rate of aluminiumhydroxide were investigated during chemical coagulation using aluminium salts. Experimental variables were pH, aluminium (III) concentration and the order of addition of reagents. Experiments were carried out at pH 5–8 and rapid settling was achieved when aluminium (III) solutions were added to Na2CO3 solutions near neutral pH, close to the minimumsolubility pH of Al(OH)3. For a narrow range of total Al concentration where Al(III) species were supersaturated with respect to the solid phase, Al(III)-added-to-carbonate type mixtures yielded a higher settling rate than mixtures obtainedby the reverse order of reagent addition. The results were interpreted by comparing the rates of formation of polymer andsolid (amorphous Al(OH)3) phases. It was concluded that Al(III) coagulants should be added to water containing natural or artificially incorporated carbonate alkalinity for rapid settling of Al(OH)3 flocs.
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Demirata, B., Apak, R., Gümüs, G. et al. The Effect of the Order of Reagent Addition on the Settling Rate of Aluminium Hydroxide in the Al(III)-Na2CO3 System. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 133, 265–282 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012970801795
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