Laboratory study of ammonium ion removal by using zeolite (Clinoptilolite) to treat drinking water

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-61

  Mažeikien, Aušra ^a   Valentukevičien, Marina ^a   Jankauskas, Juozas ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Ammonium removal; Drinking water; Filter media; Water treatment; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM IONS; AMMONIUM REMOVAL; CLINOPTILOLITES; COARSE PARTICLES; DRINKING WATER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FILTER COLUMNS; FILTER MEDIA; FINER FRACTIONS; FINER PARTICLES; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LABORATORY STUDIES; NATURAL ZEOLITES; TAP WATER;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; IONS; POTABLE WATER; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT; ZEOLITES;

DEWATERING;

EID: 77949786684     PISSN: 16486897     EISSN: 18224199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/jeelm.2010.07     Document Type: Article

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