Pilot experiments with electrodialysis and ozonation for the production of a fertiliser from urine

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 219-227

  Pronk, Wouter ^a   Zuleeg, S ^a   Lienert, Judit ^a   Escher, B ^a   Koller, M ^b   Berner, A ^b   Koch, G ^c   Boller, M ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^c Amt für Industrielle Betriebe   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agricultural application; Membrane technology; Micropollutants; Nutrient recovery; Urine treatment

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; BIOASSAY; DESALINATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NUTRIENTS; OZONIZATION;

MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MICROPOLLUTANTS; NUTRIENT RECOVERY; URINE TREATMENT;

UREA FERTILIZERS;

ESTROGEN; FERTILIZER; IBUPROFEN;

BATCH REACTORS; BIOASSAY; DESALINATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NUTRIENTS; OZONIZATION; UREA FERTILIZERS;

DESALINATION; FERTILIZER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; URINE;

BATCH PROCESS; BIOASSAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HARVEST; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAIZE; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; OZONATION; PILOT STUDY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; POLLUTANT; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; URINE; VOLATILIZATION;

DIALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTROGENS; FERTILIZERS; FILTRATION; OZONE; PILOT PROJECTS; URINE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34948848142     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.575     Document Type: Conference Paper

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