The use of expendable local zeolite deposits for NH4 removal in municipal wastewater

Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-264

  Al Dwairi, Reyad Ali ^a  

^a TAFILA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Ionic exchange; Jabal Al Ataita; Jordan; Phillipsite; Wastewater; Zeolitic tuff

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DEPOSITS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ION EXCHANGE; PILOT PLANTS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; VOLCANOES; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ZEOLITES;

AMMONIUM; IONIC EXCHANGE; JABAL AL-ATAITA; JORDAN; PHILLIPSITE; ZEOLITIC TUFF;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84872858345     PISSN: 19930461     EISSN: 2225157X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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