Flocculation
Water treatment before use. Particulate matter
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Flocculation
Water treatment before use. Particulate matter

Author : Bernard LEGUBE

Publication date: November 10, 2025 | Lire en français

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3. Flocculation

3.1 Basic phenomenon

Flocculation is the process that leads to the agglomeration of particles destabilized by coagulation. It is also the term used to define the study of the speed (kinetics) of this agglomeration.

Theoretically, it is a simple expression of the agglomeration speed of particles under agitation (represented by the ratio of the number of particles before flocculation N0 number of particles Nt after a while

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