Removal of ammonium from human urine through ion exchange with clinoptilolite and its recovery for further reuse

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 149-156

  Beler Baykal, B ^a   Bayram, S ^a   Akkaymak, Esin ^a   Cinar, S ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ammonium removal and recovery; Clinoptilolite; Ecological sanitation; Ion exchange; Separately collected human urine

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ION EXCHANGE; PH EFFECTS; REMOVAL; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

ELUTION; HUMAN URINE;

BODY FLUIDS;

AMMONIA; CLINOPTILOLITE; TAP WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEOLITE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUND; ION EXCHANGE; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; ELUTION; EXPERIMENTATION; HUMAN; ION EXCHANGE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OBSERVATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RECYCLING; SURFACE PROPERTY; URINALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 7244244121     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0371     Document Type: Article

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