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overburden > waste treatment > purification > physicochemical purification

Preferred term

physicochemical purification  

Definition

  • Used to concentrate waste brines and to remove solid organics and ammonia from aqueous solutions. Physical treatment consists of reverse osmosis, dialysis, electrodialysis, evaporation, carbon, adsorption, ammonia stripping, filtration, sedimentation, and flocculation. Chemical treatment consists of ion exchange, neutralization, oxidation, reduction, precipitation, and calcination.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/6234

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