Research Article

Characterization of Native and Graft Copolymerized Albizia Gums and Their Application as a Flocculant

Table 5

Flocculation efficiency of native (ASN) and graft copolymerized (ASG) Albizia saman and native (AGN) and graft copolymerized (AGG) Albizia glaberrima gums at different concentrations in 0.25% kaolin suspension.

GumsClarity of kaolin solution (%)
10 (ppm)30 (ppm)50 (ppm)

ASN60.7668.6674.30
ASG96.0398.1698.29
AGN60.8070.0774.73
AGG96.3898.3098.46