Coagulation is purely a chemical process in which the coagulant, often a salt, (e.g Alum) breaks down to release charges which induces the settling of the particles of a suspension while Flocculation is a physical process. The flocculant is often a polymer which induces the settling of particles.
Ankit Yadav
Oct 18th, 2017
Coagulation is the chemical process for separation of Effluent from water by adding some coagulants like aluminum sulfate aluminum chloride. when flocculation is a physical operation of removing effluent from wastewater the substance flocculant use for gathering the all waste particle and form lump and got to settle down example like METAC
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