Extending the use of dewatered alum sludge as a P-trapping material in effluent purification: Study on two separate water treatment sludges

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

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1234-1239

  Zhao, Y Q ^a   Yang, Y ^a,b  

^a Newstead Building   (Ireland)

^b XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Constructed wetland; Dewatered alum sludge; Phosphorus; Reuse; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CLARIFICATION; COAGULATION; DEWATERING; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; PHOSPHORUS; POTABLE WATER; PURIFICATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WETLANDS;

ADSORPTION ABILITY; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ALUM SLUDGE; ALUMINIUM SULPHATE; BENEFICIAL REUSE; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DEWATERED ALUM SLUDGE; DRINKING WATER PURIFICATION; IRELAND; LOW-COST ADSORBENTS; RAW WATER; RAW WATER QUALITY; RESEARCH EFFORTS; REUSE; SLUDGE CHARACTERISTICS; TRAPPING MATERIALS; WATER INDUSTRIES; WATER TREATMENT SLUDGE; WATER TREATMENT WORKS;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; PHOSPHORUS; ALUMINUM SULFATE; SEWAGE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DEWATERED ALUM SLUDGE; EFFLUENT; RECYCLING; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; IRELAND; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PH; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADSORPTION; ALUM COMPOUNDS; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRELAND; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77955224820     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2010.493794     Document Type: Article

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