Boron removal via formation of magnesium silicate solids during precipitative softening

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-156

  Parks, Jeffrey L ^a   Edwards, Marc ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Softening; Solids; Sorption; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

BORON; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILICON; SOLIDS; SOLUBILITY; SORPTION; STOICHIOMETRY;

AMORPHOUS MAGNESIUM SILICATE; FREUNDLICH ISOTHERM; MAGNESIUM SILICATE SOLIDS; PRECIPITATIVE SOFTENING;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

BORON; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILICON; SOLIDS; SOLUBILITY; SORPTION; STOICHIOMETRY;

BORON; MAGNESIUM; PRECIPITABLE WATER; SILICATE; SOLID; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 33846441228     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2007)133:2(149)     Document Type: Article

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