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Main Title Investigation of a new phosphate removal process.
Author Soffe, L. M. ; Lowell, Jr, J. R. ; Lora, B. I.
CORP Author Envirogenics Company.
Publisher Water Quality Office, Environmental Protection Agency, for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.,
Year Published 1970
Report Number DI-14-12-487; EPA-WQO-17010-DJA; 13309,; 17010-DJA-11/70
Stock Number PB-203 069
OCLC Number 54531799
Subjects Water--Purification ; Phosphates
Additional Subjects ( Phosphates ; Chemical removal(Sewage treatment)) ; ( Ion exchanging ; Phosphates) ; ( Sewage treatment ; Phosphates) ; ( Ion exchange resins ; Synthesis(Chemistry)) ; Economic analysis ; Cost estimates ; Regeneration(Engineering) ; Calcium oxides ; Precipitation(Chemistry) ; Sulfonyl halides ; Iron inorganic compounds ; Water pollution control ; Tertiary sewage treatment
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EMBD MF PB 203 069 NRMRL/GWERD Library/Ada,OK 06/04/2004
NTIS  PB-203 069 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation ix, 75 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Abstract
Two new types of resins were subjected to laboratory evaluations of their technical and economic feasibility for use in phosphate removal. Multi-valent metal derivatives of sulfonic acid resins were found to have good phosphorus capacities. The Iron (III) form of Amberlite 200 strong acid cation exchange resin, for example, exhibited capacities of up to 9.5 mg P/ml of wet resin, and in tests with secondary effluent, a 2.7 mg P/ml capacity was obtained. Exhausted resin was easily regenerable with dilute ferric chloride solution, and after ten exhaustion-regeneration cycles were performed on one sample, no detectable loss of phosphorus capacity was observed. The iron and phosphorus removed from the wastewater and concentrated in the waste brine were subsequently removed from the waste brine by lime addition and settling. A thorough cost analysis including both fixed construction costs as well as operation and maintenance costs, established the price of wastewater treatment by this method as 34.38 cents/gal. (Author)
Notes
"Project no.17010 DJA. Contract no.14-12-487." Includes bibliographical references (page 69). Microfiche.