Struvite-based fertilizer and its physical and chemical properties

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 33, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 2691-2697

  Latifian, Maryam ^a   Liu, Jing ^a,b   Mattiassona, Bo ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Bioprocess Control Sweden AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chemical properties; Fertilizer; Magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate; Pellet; Physical properties; Struvite

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; HEAVY METALS; MAGNESIUM; PELLETIZING; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CRUSH STRENGTHS; FINE POWDERS; HEAVY METAL CONTENTS; MAGNESIUM AMMONIUM PHOSPHATES; PELLET; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; STRUVITES;

FERTILIZERS;

BENTONITE; FERTILIZER; HEAVY METAL; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STARCH; STRUVITE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HARDNESS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; STRUVITE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HARDNESS; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POWDER; QUALITY CONTROL; STRENGTH; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84871911985     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2012.676073     Document Type: Article

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