electroflotation

English

Etymology

electro- +‎ flotation

Noun

electroflotation (uncountable)

1. (chemistry, environmental engineering) Removal of pollutants from water through the electrolytic generation of bubbles which collect pollutants and carry them to the surface
   • 1997, Krishnan Rajeshwar, Jorge G. Ibanez, Environmental Electrochemistry‎^[1], →ISBN, page 410:

     Pulsed electrogeneration of bubbles for electroflotation yields optimum-sized bubbles that are independent of solution conditions.

Synonyms

• electrofloat

Derived terms

• electroflotational
• electroflotator

Related terms

• electrocoagulation
• electroflocculation

Translations

removal of pollutants by electrical means

• German: Elektroflotation f
• Korean: 전해부상법 (jeonhaebusangbeop)