electroflotation

English

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[1], →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

Translations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.