Otro
Coagulation-flocculation of TiO2 in suspension used in heterogeneous photocatalysis
Registro en:
Orbital: the Electronic Journal of Chemistry, v. 5, n. 4, p. 233-241, 2013.
1984-6428
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Autor
Santos, Jonilsom Moraes dos
Valente, José Pedro Serra
Jorge, Sônia Maria Alves
Padilha, Pedro de Magalhães
Saeki, Margarida Juri
Castro, Gustavo Rocha de
Florentino, Ariovaldo de Oliveira
Resumen
The coagulation-flocculation of TiO2 in aqueous suspensions of low and intermediate ionic strength was investigated as a function of pH, of addition of aluminum sulfate and of stirring the suspension. This process was maximized after the addition of aluminum sulfate when the mixture was subjected to rapid and slow shaking and by using tap water at pH 7.0. Under these conditions, the turbidity of a suspension with 0.5 g L-1 of TiO2, which is higher than 4000 NTU, can be lowered to less than 10 NTU in 120 minutes. The filtration of the remaining suspension after coagulation-flocculation was 70 times faster than that of the initial suspension. Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)