Struvite precipitation from urine with electrochemical magnesium dosage

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 289-299

  Hug, Alexandra ^a   Udert, Kai M ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decentralized treatment; Electrochemistry; Magnesium ammonium phosphate (MAP); Magnesium electrode; Nesquehonite; NoMix technology

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BATCH REACTORS; BODY FLUIDS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MAGNESIA; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SALTS; SOURCE SEPARATION;

ANODE POTENTIAL; DECENTRALISED; DECENTRALIZED TREATMENTS; MAGNESIUM AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE; MAGNESIUM ELECTRODE; MAGNESIUM SALTS; NESQUEHONITE; NOMIX TECHNOLOGIES; SIMPLE++; STRUVITE PRECIPITATION;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM CARBONATE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PHOSPHATE; STRUVITE;

AUTOMATION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ENERGY USE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEPARATION; STRUVITE; URINE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; DENSITY; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; POTENTIOMETRY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84870058499     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.09.036     Document Type: Article

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