Purification of Aqueous Suspensions from Colloidal Particles by Electro-Adsorption on Porous Carbon Electrodes

Dorrit Hall, Zvi Priel, Yoram Oren, Abraham Soffer

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Abstract

The electrically induced adsorption of carboxylated colloidal particles from aqueous suspension on a carbon electrode was studied. Due to high colloid to electrode charge density ratio, adsorption is effected only to a small extent when the electrode potential is varied within the double layer potential range. At extreme potentials where water is involved in Faradaic reactions, colloid adsorption occurs due to pH variations. The process may be attractive for purification of suspensions from fine particles since no chemicals have to be added in order to induce adsorption or desorption of the colloid.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1017-1027
Number of pages11
JournalSeparation Science and Technology
Volume22
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 1987

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry (all)
  • Chemical Engineering (all)
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Filtration and Separation

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