Abstract
The focused beam reflectance measurement (FBRM), also known as scanning laser microscopy (SLM), was used as a real-time monitor to study the flocculation and reflocculation of clay suspensions under different shear conditions in the presence of single polymer, dual polymer, microparticle and poly(ethylene oxide)/phenolformaldehyde (PEO/PFR) flocculation systems. For initial flocculation, the high molecular weight PEO and cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM) produced larger flocs than others. However, reflocculation of clay suspensions formed by these non- or low-charged polymers was insignificant after the initial flocs were broken under high shear force. In contrast, high charge density polymers, such as poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC), do not form large initial flocs, but they showed significant reflocculation ability under a continuous shear condition. It is concluded that high flocculation can be obtained by effective polymer bridging, but high reflocculation can only be induced by high electrostatic attractive forces between suspended particles.
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