Intensification of ammonia removal in a combined ion-exchange and nitrification column

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 15-24

  Miladinovic, N ^a   Weatherley, L R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b University of Kansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeration; Ion exchange; Nitrification; Water treatment; Zeolites

Indexed keywords

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); ION EXCHANGE; NITRIFICATION; ZEOLITES;

AERATION; AMMONIUM ION; NITRIFICATION FILTERS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); ION EXCHANGE; NITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ZEOLITES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 36049043770     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.02.030     Document Type: Article

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