The flocculation efficiency of polyaluminum chloride (PAC) is closely related to the distribution and structure of its Al species, and Al13 is the optimal species in PAC for flocculation. A series of PAC containing Ca...The flocculation efficiency of polyaluminum chloride (PAC) is closely related to the distribution and structure of its Al species, and Al13 is the optimal species in PAC for flocculation. A series of PAC containing Ca was prepared by adding Ca before and after the basifying reac- tion. The effects of Ca on the Al species were studied by Al 27 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and atomic force micro- scope (AFM) techniques. The experimental results show that the introduction of Ca increases the content of Alm and Al13 in PAC and decreases their chemical shifts in NMR spectra due to the electric repulsion between the positive Ca species and Al species and the formation of Al-O-Ca complexes. With the rise of Ca/Al molar ratio, the Al species in PAC tend to scatter. It is observed that the formerly branch-aggregated clusters are tending to form granule-aggregated ones whose diameter gets smaller and smaller, and the floccule aggre- gates are formed at a higher Ca/Al molar ratio. The intro- duction of Ca to PAC, which increases the Al13 content, is certainly to enhance the flocculation efficiency of PAC in water treatment.展开更多
文摘The flocculation efficiency of polyaluminum chloride (PAC) is closely related to the distribution and structure of its Al species, and Al13 is the optimal species in PAC for flocculation. A series of PAC containing Ca was prepared by adding Ca before and after the basifying reac- tion. The effects of Ca on the Al species were studied by Al 27 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and atomic force micro- scope (AFM) techniques. The experimental results show that the introduction of Ca increases the content of Alm and Al13 in PAC and decreases their chemical shifts in NMR spectra due to the electric repulsion between the positive Ca species and Al species and the formation of Al-O-Ca complexes. With the rise of Ca/Al molar ratio, the Al species in PAC tend to scatter. It is observed that the formerly branch-aggregated clusters are tending to form granule-aggregated ones whose diameter gets smaller and smaller, and the floccule aggre- gates are formed at a higher Ca/Al molar ratio. The intro- duction of Ca to PAC, which increases the Al13 content, is certainly to enhance the flocculation efficiency of PAC in water treatment.
