Treatment of post-digestion liquors with the application of struvite precipitation and reverse osmosis

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 366-373

  Bohdziewicz, Jolanta ^a   Kuglarz, Mariusz ^b  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIELSKO BIALA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biogenic substances; Post digestion liquors; Reverse osmosis; Struvite

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875797203     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.715074     Document Type: Article

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