Phosphorus recovery as struvite: Recent concerns for use of seed, alternative Mg source, nitrogen conservation and fertilizer potential

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 107, Issue , 2016, Pages 142-156

  Kataki, Sampriti ^a   West, Helen ^b   Clarke, Michèle ^b   Baruah, D C ^a  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Magnesium; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Recovery; Seed; Struvite

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; SEED; SOIL CONSERVATION;

COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE; FERTILIZER VALUE; MUNICIPAL SLUDGE; PHOSPHORUS RECOVERY; POTENTIAL SOURCES; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; STRUVITE RECOVERIES; STRUVITES;

RECOVERY;

MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; STRUVITE;

FERTILIZER; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RECOVERY; SEED; STRUVITE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE; COMPOSTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HUMAN; LANDFILL LEACHATE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRECIPITATION; REVIEW;

EID: 84956601295     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.12.009     Document Type: Review

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