TY  - JOUR
IS  - 8
N2  - Tamarind seed kernel powder (TSKP) is a cheap starchy biodegradable material that has not been tested before for its flocculating properties. Sedimentation of clay slurry has been studied using this material. We have also done experiments with chemical grade starch and its blends with TSKP and compared their performance with that of potash alum for sedimentation of the clay slurry. The sedimentation phenomenon showed constant and falling rate zones. Sedimentation velocity, mass flux and concentration have been calculated at different time intervals for all the flocculants. Among the three types of natural flocculants, starch showed the highest rate constant in the constant rate zone and TSKP offers faster sedimentation in the falling rate zone. Thus TSKP, starch and their blends are potentially attractive environmentally benign flocculants. A qualitative explanation of the flocculating property of TSKP has been given. © 2007.
ID  - scholars471
KW  - Computation theory; Concentration (process); Flocculation; Sedimentation
KW  -  Clay slurry; Natural flocculants; Sedimentation rate; Tamarind seed kernel powder (TSKP); Water clarification
KW  -  Water treatment
KW  -  aluminum potassium sulfate; amylopectin; amylose; polymer; starch
KW  -  Computation theory; Concentration (process); Flocculation; Sedimentation; Water treatment
KW  -  biodegradation; clay; comparative study; evergreen tree; flocculation; polymer; sedimentation; seed; slurry
KW  -  article; biodegradability; clay; controlled study; flocculation; nonhuman; priority journal; protein structure; sedimentation rate; seed kernel; tamarind
KW  -  Alum Compounds; Aluminum Silicates; Biocompatible Materials; Carbohydrates; Indicators and Reagents; Kinetics; Materials Testing; Powders; Seeds; Tamarindus
KW  -  Tamarindus indica
Y1  - 2008///
A1  - Chakrabarti, S.
A1  - Banerjee, S.
A1  - Chaudhuri, B.
A1  - Bhattacharjee, S.
A1  - Dutta, B.K.
JF  - Bioresource Technology
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-38849185437&doi=10.1016%2fj.biortech.2007.06.049&partnerID=40&md5=1503b38f152c058fbf953aae282230be
VL  - 99
AV  - none
N1  - cited By 23
TI  - Application of biodegradable natural polymers for flocculated sedimentation of clay slurry
SP  - 3313
SN  - 09608524
EP  - 3317
ER  -