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Flocculation is a condition in which clays, polymers or other small charged particles become attached and form a fragile structure, a floc. In dispersed clay slurries, flocculation occurs after mechanical agitation ceases and the dispersed clay platelets spontaneously form flocs because of attractions between negative face charges and positive edge charges.
Antonyms: deflocculation
See Also
aggregation, clay-water interaction, deflocculant, deflocculate, floc, flocculant, flocculate, saltwater flow, spud mud
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