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J Environ Sci (China)
; 19(5): 591-5, 2007.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17915689
ABSTRACT
Seed induces and promotes the crystallization of calcium phosphate, and acts as carrier of the recovered phosphorus (P). In order to select suitable seed for P recovery from wastewater, three seeds including Apatite (AP), Juraperle (JP) and phosphate-modified Juraperle (M-JP) were tested and compared. Batch and fixed-bed column experiments of seeded crystallization of calcium phosphate were undertaken by using synthetic wastewater with 10 mgP/L. It showed that AP had bad enduring property in the crystallization process, while JP had better performance for multiple uses, and M-JP was a hopeful seed for P recovery by crystallization of calcium phosphate.