FLOCCULATION AND

COAGULATION
 FLOCCULATION &
COAGULATION
REMOVAL OF TURBIDITY FROM WATER
 TURBID WATER
• Suspended solid
matter in water of
different sizes
• Large matters are
heavy enough to
settle rapidly onto
bottom
• Small particles settle
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portion can be
removed
FLOCCULATION & COAGULATION

• Coagulant
• chemicals to neutralize the electrical charges of the fine
particles in the water, allowing the particles to come closer
together and form large clumps

• Flocculation
• a process of contact and adhesion whereby the particles of
a dispersion form larger-size clusters
• gentle mixing that brings fine particles formed by
coagulation into contact with each other
 FLOC

• End-product of the flocculation/coagulation

process
• Clumps of impurities, bacteria, etc come together
to form clusters
• Settle into sediments
 VIDEO

• Please watch the video to have a better

understanding on flocculation and coagulation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uuQ77vAV_U
 INSTRUCTIONS

• Pour raw water beaker

• Add coagulant into beaker
• Stir
• Allow floc to settle
• Measure turbidity in NTU (Nephelometric Turbidity
Unit)
• Nephelometer
• measures how much light is scattered by suspended
particles in water
• The higher the NTU, the more turbid the water