Enhancing oil-water separation via droplet coalescence regulated by particle self-rotation in swirling fields
Wei Zhao, Aosong Wei, Shu Zhu, Tong Zhang, Pengbo Fu, Jian-ping Li, Xuejing Yang, Hualin Wang
Topics & Concepts
HydrocycloneCoalescence (physics)Materials scienceSeparation processParticle (ecology)WastewaterWork (physics)Process engineeringMagnetic separationSeparation (statistics)Particle sizeProcess (computing)Chemical engineeringEnvironmental scienceMechanicsResource recoverySewage treatmentWaste managementEfficient energy useEnvironmental engineeringSeparation methodMagnetic nanoparticlesOil dropletCyclone Separators and Fluid DynamicsAerosol Filtration and Electrostatic PrecipitationFreezing and Crystallization Processes