Treatment of wastewater phosphate by reductive dissolution of iron: Use of ferric oxyhydroxide media

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1955-1962

  Robertson, W D ^a   Lombardo, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Lombardo Associates Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUMN INLET; COLUMN TEST; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; FERRIC IRON; FERRIC OXYHYDROXIDE; LABORATORY COLUMNS; MINERAL PRECIPITATION; MODERATE CONCENTRATION; P REMOVAL; REDUCTIVE DISSOLUTION; REDUCTIVE IRON; REMOVAL METHOD; SEPTIC SYSTEM; WASTE WATER SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

DISSOLUTION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; IRON; PHOSPHORUS; SORPTION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

BICARBONATE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC OXYHYDROXIDE; IRON; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

FERRIC COMPOUNDS; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOSPHATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84055176527     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2009.0274     Document Type: Article

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