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Colloidal Zirconia and Alumina, Net Charge?

Thread starter aspearin1
Start date Feb 5, 2007

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Feb 5, 2007

aspearin1

Chemical

I have a sample of some waste water that I need to recycle. It won't settle, so I suspect a colloidal suspension. I need to choose a flocculant so I was hoping to get a little insight on the net charge of these particles. Anionic? Cationic? My slurry contains more than likely a combination of Zirconia and Alumina. Any insight into the surface chemistry of these particles would be helpful. Thanks in advance.

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