Assessment of magnesium ammonium phosphate precipitation for the treatment of leather tanning industry wastewaters

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 231-239

  Kabdasli I ^a   Tunay O ^a   Cetin M S ^a   Olmez T ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ammonia removal; Chemical treatment; Leather tanning industry; Magnesium ammonium phosphate precipitation; Nutrient removal; Pretreatment alternatives

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL WASTES; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; POLYELECTROLYTES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REMOVAL; STOICHIOMETRY; TANNING;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT;

HYDROLOGY;

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; POLYELECTROLYTE; SULFIDE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUND; LEATHER; MAGNESIUM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEATHER INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; PH; PRECIPITATION; SLUDGE SETTLING; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036383640     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2002.0594     Document Type: Conference Paper

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