Nucleation and growth kinetics of struvite crystallization

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2890-2900

  Mehta, Chirag M ^a   Batstone, Damien J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crystal growth; Induction time; Primary nucleation; Secondary nucleation; Struvite

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; GROWTH KINETICS; KINETICS; NUCLEATION; SUPERSATURATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

INDUCTION TIME; KINETIC DATA; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH KINETICS; NUTRIENT DEMAND; PRICE INCREASE; PRIMARY NUCLEATION; RELATIVE SUPER-SATURATION; SECONDARY NUCLEATION; STRUVITES; SYNTHETIC WASTEWATER;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

AMMONIA; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE; STRUVITE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; NUCLEATION; REACTION KINETICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84876105685     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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