Abstract
The Process of the flocculation of suspending particles was carried out by using a two-dimensional model. In this work, agglomerated stearylalcohols were employed as the model particles, and surface active agents such as sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium 1-octanesulfonate and benzalkonium chloride were used as aggregating agents. The contact angles were measured under various concentrations of aggregating agents.
The results obtained were in agreement with Smoluchowski's theory, and the rate constant k varied with the concentration of aggregating agents. These Phenomena may be caused by the orientated adsorption of the molecules of the aggregating agents.
