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electroflotation

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Etymology

From electro- + flotation.

Noun

electroflotation (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry, environmental engineering) Removal of pollutants from water through the electrolytic generation of bubbles which collect pollutants and carry them to the surface
    • 1997, Krishnan Rajeshwar, Jorge G. Ibanez, Environmental Electrochemistry, →ISBN, page 410:
      Pulsed electrogeneration of bubbles for electroflotation yields optimum-sized bubbles that are independent of solution conditions.

Synonyms

  • electrofloat

Derived terms

  • electroflotational
  • electroflotator

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