Flocculation is a condition in which clays, polymers or other small charged particles become attached and form a fragile structure, a floc. In dispersed clay slurries , flocculation occurs after mechanical agitation ceases and the dispersed clay platelets spontaneously form flocs because of attractions between negative face charges and positive edge charges.

Antonyms: deflocculation

See Also

aggregation, clay-water interaction, deflocculent, deflocculate , floc, flocculant, flocculate , saltwater flow, spud mud