Use of a dual polymer system for enhanced water recovery and improved separation of suspended solids and other substances from an aqueous media

A method for making stable fibrillar aggregates when removing a substance from aqueous media, comprising:

• treating aqueous media containing a substance with an anionic polymer;
• treating the aqueous media with a cationic polymer;
• combining the anionic polymer and cationic polymer in the aqueous media in amounts to form fibers in the aqueous media, and forming stable fibrillar aggregates comprising the fibers, and wherein the substance is entrapped to the fibers;
• and
• collecting a majority of the fibrillar aggregates on a porous filter to remove the substance from the aqueous media.

A method for making stable fibrillar aggregates when removing a substance from aqueous media, comprising:

• treating aqueous media containing a substance with an cationic polymer;
• treating the aqueous media with a anionic polymer;
• combining the anionic polymer and cationic polymer in the aqueous media in amounts to form fibers in the aqueous media, and forming stable fibrillar aggregates comprising the fibers, and wherein the substance is entrapped to the fibers;
• and
• collecting a majority of the fibrillar aggregates on a porous filter to remove the substance from the aqueous media.