Struvite precipitation for ammonium removal from anaerobically treated effluents. Issue 1 (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Escudero, Ania; Blanco, Fernando; Lacalle, Arrate; Pinto, Miriam
• Is Part Of: Journal of environmental chemical engineering. Volume 3:Issue 1(2015:Mar.)
• Page Start: 413
• Page End: 419
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: Chemical engineering -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Environmental engineering -- Periodicals; Chemical engineering -- Environmental aspects; Environmental engineering; Periodicals; 660.0286
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2015.01.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2213-2929

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0070"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Struvite precipitation process in anaerobically treated effluents was investigated.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Without pH adjustment, best sources were Na₃PO₄·12H₂O, MgCl₂·6H₂O and MgSO₄·7H₂O.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Struvite precipitation with an Mg:NH₄:PO₄ ratio of 1:1:1 removed 95% of NH₄⁺ in 30 s.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">The residual NH₄⁺ decreased linearly as the Mg:NH₄:PO₄ ratio increased.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">For a specific Mg:NH₄:PO₄ ratio, the NH₄⁺ removed was similar for all effluents.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>