Are polyaluminum chloride and polyelectrolyte composite coagulants effective in drinking water treatment?

Abdellah-Anouar. El Foulani, Mohamed. Tahiri & Polyaluminum chloride (PAC)/natural polyelectrolyte composite coagulants have received considerable attention recently due to their exceptional properties in drinking water treatment.

What is high-purity poly-aluminum chloride (PACL)?

Poly-aluminum chloride (PACl) is one of the common coagulants for water and wastewater treatment. A new Chinese national standard of PACl has been implemented, where the concentration of insoluble substances, iron and heavy metals is to be controlled strictly, then researches on the preparation of high–purity PACl are needed.

Do polyelectrolyte composite coagulants improve coagulation performance?

El Foulani, Mohamed. Tahiri & Polyaluminum chloride (PAC)/natural polyelectrolyte composite coagulants have received considerable attention recently due to their exceptional properties in drinking water treatment. However, the criteria for selecting polyelectrolytes grafted into the PAC to improve coagulation performance are not yet well defined.

Does high-purity PACL remove turbidity?

Samples taken from the Huangpu River were used to evaluate the coagulation performance of high-purity PACl in comparison with conventional PACl. The results demonstrate that for the whole dose range studied, high-purity PACls removed more turbidity than conventional PACl.

Does polyelectrolyte gelling capacity affect coagulation performance in dam water treatment?

As a result, the gelling capacity of the polyelectrolyte is an important factor that should be taken into account in the development of new composite coagulants. The present study evaluated the coagulation performance of composite coagulants containing natural polyelectrolytes of different charges in dam water treatment.

Why are pre-polymerized coagulants better?

The superior performance of pre-polymerized coagulants is attributed to their wider working pH range, a lower sensitivity to low water temperature, lower doses required to achieve the equivalent treatment efficiency, and lower residual metal-ion concentrations .