Calcium removal from industrial wastewater by bio-catalytic CaCO3 precipitation

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 670-677

  Hammes, Frederik ^a   Seka, Arsène ^a   Van Hege, Kris ^a   Van De Wiele, Tom ^a   Vanderdeelen, Jan ^a   Siciliano, Steven D ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Calcification; Carbonate; Nucleation; Urea; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; EFFLUENTS; HYDROLYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); UREA; WASTEWATER;

BIO-CATALYTIC PROCESS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; UREA;

CALCIUM; CARBONATE; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; PRECIPITATION; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PRECIPITATION; SEDIMENTATION; SLUDGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0038811835     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.840     Document Type: Article

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