2024-04-10
Flocculation and its usage
Flocculation is the chemical process in which the colloidal particles come out of suspension to sediment down in flake or floc spontaneously or by adding clarifying agents. This process is different from precipitation as in a liquid, the colloidal particles in flocculation are suspended. In the form of a stable dispersion, the colloidal particles are truly not dissolved in the solution. Being held together by the analogous force to the surface tension in the liquid, these flocculation flakes can be easily disrupted.