Predicting struvite formation in digestion

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3607-3614

  Ohlinger, K N ^a,b   Young, T M ^a   Schroeder, E D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Sacramento Regl Co Sanitation D   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE; STRUVITE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPLEX FORMATION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; IONIC STRENGTH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031764337     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00123-7     Document Type: Article

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