Struvite precipitation in anaerobic swine lagoon liquid: Effect of pH and Mg:P ratio and determination of rate constant

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-236

  Nelson, Nathan O ^a   Mikkelsen, Robert L ^a   Hesterberg, Dean L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal waste treatment; Crystal growth; Magnesium ammonium phosphate; Phosphorus; Precipitation kinetics; Solubility curve; Struvite

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RATE CONSTANTS;

LAGOON LIQUIDS;

SURFACE WATERS;

MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; STRUVITE;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; MAGNESIUM; MANURE; PH; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION; STRUVITE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; KINETICS; LIQUID; NUTRIENT; PH; PH MEASUREMENT; PIG FARMING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT RECOVERY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0038182035     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(03)00076-2     Document Type: Article

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