Comparing ion exchange adsorbents for nitrogen recovery from source-separated urine

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 2373-2381

  Tarpeh, William A ^a,b   Udert, Kai M ^c   Nelson, Kara L ^a,b  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

^b NSF Engineering Research Center for Re Inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt)   (United States)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; IONS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; RECOVERY; SOURCE SEPARATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ZEOLITES;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; AMMONIUM ADSORPTION; CATION ADSORPTION; CLINOPTILOLITES; NITROGEN RECOVERY; PURE SALT SOLUTIONS; REGENERATION EFFICIENCY; SYNTHETIC URINE;

ION EXCHANGE;

ADSORBENT; AMMONIA; CLINOPTILOLITE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ADSORPTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; ION EXCHANGE; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECOVERY; URINE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; ION EXCHANGE; PH; RECYCLING; REGENERATION; URINALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; SEWAGE; URINE;

ADSORPTION; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; FERTILIZERS; HUMANS; ION EXCHANGE; NITROGEN; URINE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 85017536055     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b05816     Document Type: Article

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