Recent advances in removing phosphorus from wastewater and its future use as fertilizer (1997-2003)

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 4222-4246

  De Bashan, Luz E ^a,b   Bashan, Yoav ^a,b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enhanced biological phosphorus removal; Phosphate precipitation; Phosphate accumulating organisms; Phosphorus removal; Struvite; Water treatment; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; EUTROPHICATION; PHOSPHORUS; POLYPEPTIDES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL REMOVALS; NATURAL WATER BODIES;

FERTILIZERS;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; AMMONIA; CALCIUM; FERTILIZER; HYDROXYAPATITE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; METAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POLYSACCHARIDE; STRUVITE;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; FERTILIZER; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; ALGA; BACTERIUM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GEL; IMMOBILIZATION; INDUSTRY; MICROORGANISM; NUTRIENT; PARAMETER; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

EID: 5644269221     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.07.014     Document Type: Article

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