Rem nut ion exchange plus struvite precipitation process

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1313-1324

  Liberti, L ^a   Petruzzelli, D ^a   De Florio, L ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Magnesium ammonium phosphate; P recovery; Struvite; Wastewater P removal

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFLUENTS; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; MAGNESIUM AMMONIUM PHOSPHATES; NUTRIENTS CONTROL; P REMOVAL; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL; STRUVITE PRECIPITATION; STRUVITES; VOLATILE COMPOUNDS;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE; FERRIC CHLORIDE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; STRUVITE; VOLATILE AGENT; WATER;

AMMONIA; ION EXCHANGE; PHOSPHATE; PRECIPITATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DILUTION; EFFLUENT; ION EXCHANGE; LIQUID; NUTRIENT; PHASE TRANSITION; PRECIPITATION; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0035664140     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330409355443     Document Type: Article

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