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ArticleACS omega2020

High-Performance Flocculants for Purification: Solving the Problem of Waste Incineration Bottom Ash and Unpurified Water.

Fan Luo, Ziqian Wu, Mingjie Wang, Xugang Shu, Puyou Jia, Qiaoguang Li

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Article in ACS omega, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fan LuoSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, No. 501 Zhongkai Road, Pearl District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510225, P.R. China.
Ziqian WuSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, No. 501 Zhongkai Road, Pearl District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510225, P.R. China.
Mingjie WangSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, No. 501 Zhongkai Road, Pearl District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510225, P.R. China.
Xugang ShuSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, No. 501 Zhongkai Road, Pearl District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510225, P.R. China.
Puyou JiaInstitute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), 16 Suojin North Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210042, P.R. China.
Qiaoguang LiSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, No. 501 Zhongkai Road, Pearl District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510225, P.R. China.
Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering · CNInstitute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products · CNKey Laboratory of Guangdong Province · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The silicon-aluminum-iron flocculant (PAFSi) combines the most abundant resources of waste incineration bottom ash and unpurified water, being regarded as one of the most promising approaches toward water purification. Herein, in this research, waste incineration bottom ash was employed to produce a cost-effective and highly efficient flocculant. PAFSi with a particle size of 214 nm and a zeta potential of 8.63 mV reached the optimum performance using a dosage of 2 mL/50 mL at pH from 8 to 11. The results with the copolymer exhibited the following: (1) a good flocculation efficiency over a wide pH range, (2) superior flocculation performance compared to those of polyaluminum chloride and polyferric sulfate, (3) three-dimensional branching structure of PAFSi micelles with a high aggregation degree, (4) charge neutralization and bridging as the main flocculation mechanism, and (5) recycling the floc. Thus, this work provides an attractive solution to the pressing global clean water shortage problem.

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PMID32548512
PMCPMC7288717
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