Reuse of dewatered aluminium-coagulated water treatment residual to immobilize phosphorus: Batch and column trials using a condensed phosphate

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 136, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 108-115

  Babatunde, A O ^a   Zhao, Y Q ^a   Yang, Y ^a   Kearney, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Aluminium coagulated water treatment residual; Condensed phosphate; Disposal; Reuse; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; COAGULATION; DEWATERING; PH; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINIUM-COAGULATED WATER TREATMENT RESIDUAL; CONDENSED PHOSPHATE; ORTHOPHOSPHATES;

ALUMINUM;

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM; COAGULATION; DEWATERING; PH; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 38649102771     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.03.013     Document Type: Article

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