Struvite precipitation as a technology to be integrated in a manure anaerobic digestion treatment plant - removal efficiency, crystal characterization and agricultural assessment

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1135-1143

  Cerrillo, Míriam ^a   Palatsi, Jordi ^a   Comas, Jordi ^a   Vicens, Jaume ^b   Bonmatí, August ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Dep d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i Biotecnologia ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Nutrient recovery; Pig slurry; Slow release fertilizer; Struvite

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ASSAYS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; EFFICIENCY; FERTILIZERS; MANURES; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS; RECOVERY; STRIPPING (REMOVAL);

GREENHOUSE EXPERIMENTS; NUTRIENT RECOVERY; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; PIG SLURRIES; SLOW RELEASE FERTILIZERS; STRUVITE PRECIPITATION; STRUVITES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM ION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; STRUVITE; SULFUR; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; AGRICULTURAL SLURRY; ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GREENHOUSE; MANURE; PH; PRECIPITATION; REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84928422696     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4459     Document Type: Article

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