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  • Environmental Engineering
  • Water Treatment Technologies
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

Background:

  • Conventional coagulation-sedimentation processes struggle with efficient removal of fine suspensions.
  • Ballasted flocculation offers a potential solution by incorporating ballast material to enhance settling.
  • Polyaluminum chloride (PAC) and polymer flocculants are key chemical agents in water purification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the efficiency of ballasted flocculation for treating turbid water containing kaolin clay.
  • To examine the impact of key parameters (pH, PAC dosage, microsand, polymer) on treatment performance.
  • To compare the floc settling velocity and turbidity removal of ballasted flocculation against conventional methods.

Main Methods:

  • Turbid water samples with varying kaolin concentrations (20-500 mg/L) were prepared.
  • Coagulation-sedimentation and ballasted flocculation treatments were applied.
  • Optimization of pH, polyaluminum chloride (PAC), microsand (silica sand), and polymer dosages was performed.
  • Floc settling velocity and turbidity removal efficiency were measured.

Main Results:

  • Ballasted flocculation achieved a floc settling velocity 17 times higher than conventional coagulation-sedimentation.
  • Turbidity removal efficiency reached 99.7%, with final turbidity at 0.54 TU (kaolin standard).
  • Optimal dosage conditions for coagulant, ballast, polymer, and pH were identified.

Conclusions:

  • Ballasted flocculation is a highly effective method for rapid sedimentation of suspensions in turbid water.
  • The study provides fundamental information for optimizing ballasted flocculation processes.
  • Understanding removal mechanisms under various conditions is crucial for process application.