An alternative word for floccule. A soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed. Floc may be mineral as for clay, chemical as in water treatment or biological as in sewage treatment
A flocculent mass formed in a fluid through precipitation or aggregation of suspended particles
clumps of impurities removed from water during its treatment; they form when a coagulant is added to raw water
a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid
Clumps of bacteria and particulate impurities that have come together and formed a cluster Found in flocculation tanks and settling or sedimentation basins
The agglomeration of smaller particles in a gelatinuous mss having the feature of being more easily removed from the liquid than the individual small particles
A floc is formed in the water treatment process to help remove suspended particles from the water The floc is formed as a result of adding alum and lime to the water
(See flocculation) - The clump or tuft formed when suspended particles combine with a flocculating agent
The general term given to a colonies of bacteria which are either attached to a surface (e g in a biological filter) or free floating in a clump See also sewage fungus