Removal of ammonia nitrogen from washing wastewater resulting from the process of rare-earth elements precipitation by the formation of struvite

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 24, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 85-92

  Huang, Haiming ^a,b   Xiao, Xianming ^b   Yang, Liping ^b   Yan, Bo ^b  

^a CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonia nitrogen; Rare earth; Recycling struvite; Washing wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751497123     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2010.1223     Document Type: Article

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