Phosphorus removal from wastewaters: Experimental and theoretical support for alternative mechanisms

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 328-338

  Galarneau, Elisabeth ^a   Gehr, Ronald ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Alum sludge; Aluminum; Phosphorus; Precipitation; Solubility; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; HYDRATED ALUMINA; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLUBILITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ALUM SLUDGE; JAR TESTS; ORTHOPHOSPHATE; STORAGE TIME;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ADSORPTION; EUTROPHICATION; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0343811741     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00256-4     Document Type: Article

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