Batch flocculation tests in cylinders (jars) or stirred vessels suffer from poor control over the
reaction time and involve broad shear rate distributions. The use of a linear pipe reactor
provides continuous turbulent mixing of flocculant and slurry at well-defined mean shear
rates. Combined with in-line, real-time monitoring of the aggregation state with a focused
beam reflectance measurement (FBRM) probe, reaction times can be determined to within a
fraction of a second. The resultant reaction profiles of aggregate growth and breakage …