Enhanced removal of ammonium by combined nitrification/adsorption in expanded clay aggregate filters

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 409-416

  Gisvold, B ^a   Odegaard H ^b   Follesdal M ^c  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c Box 216   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ammonium removal; Biological regeneration; Ion exchange; Nitrification; Wastewater; Zeolite containing expanded clay aggregate filters

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CLAY; DESORPTION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); ION EXCHANGE; NITRIFICATION; POSITIVE IONS; WASTEWATER; ZEOLITES;

BIOFILTERS; BIOLOGICAL REGENERATION;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

AMMONIA;

ADSORPTION; BIOFILTER; CLAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DESORPTION; NITRIFICATION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033931651     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0473     Document Type: Conference Paper

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