The effect of citrate and phosphocitrate on struvite spontaneous precipitation

AN Kofina, KD Demadis…

Index: Turhanen, Petri A.; Demadis, Konstantinos D.; Peraeniemi, Sirpa; Vepsaelaeinen, Jouko J. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2007 , vol. 72, # 4 p. 1468 - 1471

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Abstract

The effect of citrate and phosphocitrate ions on the spontaneous precipitation of magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate (MgNH 4 PO 4 ·6H 2 O, struvite) at pH 8.50 and 25 °C was investigated at conditions of constant solution supersaturation. The supersaturated solutions