Efficiency and life cycle environmental impacts of ion-exchange regeneration using sodium, potassium, chloride, and bicarbonate salts

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 254, Issue , 2014, Pages 198-209

  Maul, Gabriel A ^a   Kim, Youngwoon ^b   Amini, Adib ^b   Zhang, Qiong ^b   Boyer, Treavor H ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Life cycle assessment (LCA); Mining; Nitrate; Regenerant brine; Salinity; Softening

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; MINING; NITRATES; POTASSIUM FERTILIZERS; SALTS; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CATION EXCHANGE RESIN (CER); COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; REGENERATION EFFICIENCY; SALINITY; SOFTENING;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84902477179     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.05.086     Document Type: Article

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