Circular economy in drinking water treatment: Reuse of ground pellets as seeding material in the pellet softening process

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 479-486

  Schetters, M J A ^a   Van Der Hoek, J P ^b,d   Kramer, O J I ^b   Kors, L J ^b   Palmen, L J ^c   Hofs, B ^c   Koppers, H ^e  

^a ARCADIS   (Netherlands)

^b Waternet   (Netherlands)

^c KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^e Reststoffenunie Waterleidingbedrijven   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calcite; Garnet; Grinding; Optimisation; Pellet softening; Reuse

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GARNETS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GRINDING (MACHINING); LIFE CYCLE; PILOT PLANTS; POTABLE WATER; SAND; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURAL PROCESS; ECONOMIC COMPARISONS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); OPTIMISATIONS; PELLET SOFTENING; PILOT PLANT RESEARCH; REUSE; SEEDING MATERIALS;

PELLETIZING;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DRINKING WATER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SOFTENING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRINDING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MARKET; REACTOR; SAND; SANITATION; WATER TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; NETHERLANDS; PROCEDURES; RECYCLING; STANDARDS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

NETHERLANDS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENT; NETHERLANDS; RECYCLING; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84925270840     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2014.494     Document Type: Article

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