journal article·2026-05

Bridging mechanism of a hydrophobically associating cationic flocculant in kaolinite settling during two-step flocculation

Bao Ren, Yafei Tan, Fanfei Min, Mengyu Li, Mingkang Xu, Chunfu Liu

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