Intensification of ammonia removal from waste water in biologically active zeolitic ion exchange columns

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 160, Issue , 2015, Pages 128-138

  Almutairi, Azel ^a,b   Weatherley, Laurence R ^a  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Intensification; Ion exchange; Membrane aeration; Nitrification; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; IONS; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENTS; POLYPROPYLENES; POTABLE WATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION; ZEOLITES;

AMMONIA REMOVAL; AMMONIUM IONS; FISH FARMING; INTENSIFICATION; ION-EXCHANGE COLUMNS; MEMBRANE AERATION; MEMBRANE MODULE; MUNICIPAL WATER; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; PERFORMANCE;

ION EXCHANGE;

AMMONIA; CLINOPTILOLITE; NYLON; POLITEF; POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYPROPYLENE; ZEOLITE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMMONIA; CLINOPTILOLITE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FILTER; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; OXIC CONDITIONS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; ZEOLITE;

AERATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; EUROPE; FILTRATION; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; EUROPE; FILTRATION; ION EXCHANGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; ZEOLITES;

EID: 84934901255     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.05.033     Document Type: Article

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