An alternative word for floccule. A soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed. Floc may be mineral as for clay, chemical as in water treatment or biological as in sewage treatment
Clumps of bacteria and particulate impurities that have come together and formed a cluster Found in flocculation tanks and settling or sedimentation basins
The agglomeration of smaller particles in a gelatinuous mss having the feature of being more easily removed from the liquid than the individual small particles
A floc is formed in the water treatment process to help remove suspended particles from the water The floc is formed as a result of adding alum and lime to the water
The general term given to a colonies of bacteria which are either attached to a surface (e g in a biological filter) or free floating in a clump See also sewage fungus