Membrane-based processes for wastewater nutrient recovery: Technology, challenges, and future direction

Water Research

Volumn 89, Issue , 2016, Pages 210-221

  Xie, Ming ^a   Shon, Ho Kyong ^b   Gray, Stephen R ^a   Elimelech, Menachem ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia recovery; Electrodialysis; Forward osmosis; Membrane distillation; Nutrient recovery; Phosphate recovery

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DIALYSIS MEMBRANES; DISTILLATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS; MASS TRANSFER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

AMMONIA RECOVERY; FORWARD OSMOSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE PROCESS; MEMBRANE-BASED PROCESS; NUTRIENT RECOVERY; PHOSPHATE RECOVERY; RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES;

NUTRIENTS;

AMMONIA; PHOSPHATE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMMONIA; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHATE; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; DISTILLATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS; FUTUROLOGY; HYBRIDIZATION; INORGANIC NUTRIENT; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; OSMOSIS; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

DISTILLATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OSMOSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84949257318     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.11.045     Document Type: Review

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