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Categories: Separation processes, Metallurgy, Sewerage, Chemical processes, Water treatment

flocculation Cationic flocculation Bioflocculation Cat-floc Chemical addition wastewater treatment

The process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations WordNet 3.0

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The process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In colloidal chemistry, flocculation is a process by which colloidal particles come out of suspension to sediment in the form of floc or flake, either spontaneously or due to the addition of a clarifying agent. Wikipedia

A process where a solute comes out of solution in the form of floc or flakes Wikipedia Disambiguation

Process by which colloidal particles come out of suspension to precipitate as floc or flake Wikidata

A process of contact and adhesion whereby the particles of a dispersed substance form large clusters or the aggregation of particles in a colloid to form small lumps, which then settle out. OmegaWiki

A condition in which clays, polymers or other small charged particles become attached and form a fragile structure, a floc. Wiktionary

Condition of forming flocs. Wiktionary (translation)

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natural process

precipitation

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flocculate

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flocculation

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