Chemical control of struvite precipitation

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 419-426

  Doyle, James D ^a   Oldring, Kath ^b   Churchley, John ^b   Price, Colin ^b   Parsons, Simon A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SEVERN TRENT WATER LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chelating agents; Chemicals; Control; Fouting

Indexed keywords

CHELATION; DEGASSING; IMPELLERS; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLUTIONS; SUPERSATURATION;

STRUVITE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

CHELATION; FOULING; PRECIPITATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0038631894     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2003)129:5(419)     Document Type: Article

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