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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Experimental Research on Quarry Wastewater Purification Using Flocculation Process.

Yongjie Bu, Kangjian Zeng, Heng Yang, Aihui Sun, Qingjun Guan, Shuang Zhou, Wenqing Peng, Weijun Wang, Peng Ge, Yue Yang

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. 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.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Yongjie BuSchool of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.
Kangjian ZengSchool of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.
Heng YangSchool of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.
Aihui SunSchool of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.
Qingjun GuanSchool of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5719-5748
Shuang ZhouSchool of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.
Wenqing PengSchool of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9474-0584
Weijun WangSchool of Resource Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.
Peng GeSchool of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
Yue YangSchool of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 2023JJ50232National Natural Science Foundation of China 22A0337National Natural Science Foundation of China 52304287, U23A20602
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The flocculation-based purification of quarry wastewater continues to pose a significant challenge in mineral processing and environmental engineering, primarily due to persistent turbidity issues and inefficient floc settling behaviour. In this study, we systematically investigate the synergistic effects of organic and inorganic flocculants to reduce turbidity and improve floc settling performance. Through a series of optimised experiments using polyaluminium chloride as an inorganic flocculant, polyacrylamide as an organic flocculant, and calcium oxide as a pH regulator agent, the treatment efficiency was evaluated. Under the optimal conditions with 200 g/m

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DLVOflocculantquarrywastewater treatment

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PMID40649279
PMCPMC12251051

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