Coagulation and Flocculation

Coagulation and flocculation constitute the backbone processes in most water and advanced wastewater treatment plants. Their objective is to enhance the separation of particulate species in downstream processes such as sedimentation and filtration. Colloidal particles and other finely divided matter are brought together and agglomerated to form larger size particles that can subsequently be removed in a more efficient fashion. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.