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electroflotation en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English flotation English electroflotation From electro- + flotation.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:environmental engineering, uncountable) 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:

Deriveds

electroflotational · electroflotator

Relateds

electroflocculation · electrocoagulation

Synonyms

electrofloat

Translations (2)

de Elektroflotation (removal of pollutants by electrical means) · ko 전해부상법 (removal of pollutants by electrical means)