Determining the feasibility of phosphorus recovery as struvite from filter press centrate in a secondary wastewater treatment plant

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 756-764

  Fattah, Kazi P ^a   Mavinic, Donald S ^a   Koch, Frederic A ^a   Jacob, Cristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Metro Vancouver   (Canada)

Author keywords

Centrate; Crystallization; Nutrient removal; Phosphorus recovery; Sludge treatment; Struvite; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CRYSTALLIZATION; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; REMOVAL; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

CENTRATES; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS RECOVERY; SLUDGE TREATMENT; STRUVITE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; METAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; STRUVITE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; FILTER; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; PH MEASUREMENT; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

CRYSTALLIZATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 42649138309     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520801960052     Document Type: Article

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