Application of a flocculation–ultrafiltration process for bacteria (Desulfovibrio desulfuricans) removal from industrial plant process water
✍ Scribed by O Bayat; V Arslan; B Bayat; C Poole
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 79 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1369-703X
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✦ Synopsis
The treatment of well-water containing bacteria (Desulfovibrio desulfuricans) used as process (cooling) water at the glass manufacturing plant in Mersin, Turkey has been studied in order to remove bacteria in suspension by coagulation/flocculation followed by ultrafiltration. Using a jar-test procedure, physico-chemical conditions have been optimised. Among the different types of additives investigated, a particular type of polyacrylamide (Magnafloc 1011, very high molecular weight anionic) resulted in a 65.22% bacteria removal from the well-water at a dosage of 0.01 g/l, while the combined use of flocculation and ultrafiltration methods achieved bacteria removal of 89.85% from the well-water.