Modelling biological and chemically induced precipitation of calcium phosphate in enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3744-3752

  Barat, R ^a   Montoya, T ^a   Seco, A ^b   Ferrer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcium phosphate precipitation; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal; Mathematical modelling; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BATCH REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; HYDROXYAPATITE; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE PRECIPITATION; CHEMICAL PROCESS; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION MODELING; PRECIPITATION PROCESS; RAW WASTEWATERS; REMOVAL SYSTEMS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CALCIUM ION; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; HYDROGEN; HYDROXYAPATITE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SOLID; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79958765717     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.04.028     Document Type: Article

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