APPLICATION OF THE STREAMING CURRENT DETECTOR TO THE CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL OF COLLOIDAL SYSTEMS

摘要

Many separation processes can be optimized by the addition of electrolytes which affect the charge on the dispersed phase. Prior to the development of a streaming current detector (SCD) there had been no instrument to continually monitor the charged condition of the solution and control the performance of these operations.Applications of the SCD to actual water and waste treatment systems and several related industrial processes are described in detail. Theoretical considerations governing the instrument's performance are discussed.