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electroflotation

electroflotation noun: removal of pollutants from water through the electrolytic generation of bubbles which collect pollutants and carry them to the surface.

Noun

electroflotation (uncountable)

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

Synonyms of electroflotation

  • electrofloat

Origin of electroflotation

From electro- + flotation.

Words formed from electroflotation

  • electroflotational
  • electroflotator

Questions about electroflotation

What does electroflotation mean?
Electroflotation means removal of pollutants from water through the electrolytic generation of bubbles which collect pollutants and carry them to the surface.
What part of speech is electroflotation?
Electroflotation is a noun.

Words near electroflotation in the dictionary

  1. electrofished
  2. electrofisher
  3. electrofishers
  4. electrofishes
  5. electrofishing
  6. electroflotation
  7. electrofluidic
  8. electrofluorination
  9. electrofluorinations
  10. electrofluorogram
  11. electrofluorograms

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