Struvite precipitation in the sludge stream at slough wastewater treatment plant and opportunities for phosphorus recovery

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 743-747

  Williams, S ^a  

^a THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Digestion; Phosphorus removal; Struvite

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; EFFLUENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; STRUVITE PRECIPITATION; STRUVITES; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

PHOSPHORUS; STRUVITE; SULFURIC ACID;

SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; PRECIPITATION; RECYCLING; SLUDGE DEWATERING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0032767968     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332008616869     Document Type: Article

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