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How does the precipitation step of the water-treatment process differ from the coagulation reaction described above?

April 26, 2017coagulation differ precipitation process REACTION step

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How does the precipitation step of the water-treatment process differ from the coagulation reaction described above?

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In the precipitation step, the particles to be removed are part of the chemical reaction forming the precipitate. In the coagulation step, the particles to be removed are not part of the reaction forming the precipitate; they are simply trapped in the precipitate that is formed from added chemicals.