A new phosphate-selective sorbent for the Rem Nut® process. Laboratory investigation and field experience at a medium a wastewater treatment plant

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 179-184

  Petruzzelli, D ^a   De Florio, L ^a   Dell'Erba, A ^a   Liberti, L ^a   Notarnicola, M ^a   Sengupta, A K ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Ion exchange; Nutrients; P driven Rem Nut process; Struvite

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; ION EXCHANGE; LAND FILL; NUTRITION; SORPTION;

SORBENTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FERTILIZER; PHOSPHORUS; SORBENT; STRUVITE; WATER;

ABSORPTION; ION EXCHANGE; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHATE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; EUTROPHICATION; ION EXCHANGE; LABORATORY TEST; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NUTRIENT; OXIDATION; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCT RECOVERY; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

EID: 0042061399     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0048     Document Type: Conference Paper

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