The Effect of Microbial Fe(III) Reduction on Smectite Flocculation
The Effect of Microbial Fe(III) Reduction on Smectite Flocculation
Jin-wook Kim,Y. Furukawa,Hailiang Dong,S. Newell
2005 · DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2005.0530603
38 Citations
TLDR
It is suggested that the increase in net negative charge caused by microbial Fe(III) reduction significantly promoted clay flocculation by increasing the electrochemical attraction in the smectite suspensions.