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Agglomeration vs Flocculation - What's the difference?

agglomeration | flocculation |

As nouns the difference between agglomeration and flocculation

is that agglomeration is the act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together while flocculation is a condition in which clays, polymers or other small charged particles become attached and form a fragile structure, a floc.

agglomeration

English

(wikipedia agglomeration)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
  • State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.
  • (geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.

    • flocculation

    English

    Noun

  • A condition in which clays, polymers or other small charged particles become attached and form a fragile structure, a floc.

    • Antonyms

    * deflocculation

    See also

    * aggregation