Phosphorus adsorption on water treatment residual solids

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Gibbons, Meaghan K ^a   Mortula, Md Maruf ^b   Gagnon, Graham A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Alum sludge; Langmuir isotherm; Phosphorus treatment; Water treatment residual solids

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; ADSORPTION EXPERIMENT; ADSORPTIVE CAPACITY; ALUM SLUDGE; BATCH ADSORPTION EXPERIMENTS; DRINKING WATER; HIGHER WEIGHT; LANGMUIR ISOTHERM; METAL OXIDES; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NORTH AMERICAN; PHOSPHATE ADSORPTION; PHOSPHATE REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS ADSORPTION; RAW WATER; RESIDUAL SOLIDS; TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL; TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS; WATER TREATMENT RESIDUAL SOLIDS; WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ALKALINITY; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; COAGULATION; DEIONIZED WATER; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; LIME; METAL RECOVERY; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHORUS; POTABLE WATER; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DEWATERING;

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; COAGULATION; DRINKING WATER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTHERM; LIME; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PH; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 77149172510     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2009.017     Document Type: Article

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