Removal of phosphorus and organic matter removal by alum during wastewater treatment

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 3617-3627

  Omoike, A I ^a   Vanloon, G W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coprecipitation; Postprecipitation; Residual phosphorus; Residual tannic acid; Surface reactivity; Tannic acid; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ALUM; TANNIC ACID;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; TANNIN;

ALUM MUD; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0032845206     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00075-5     Document Type: Article

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