Can we predict the presence of struvite stones based on clinical factors? [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo)Objective: This study aimed to evaluate whether clinical, laboratory, and radiological data could effectively identify struvite stones without the need for crystallographic analysis. Methods: Stone fragments obtained using endourological procedures were
Nara Lie Utiyamada +7 more
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Metabolic abnormalities in pure vs. mixed struvite stone formers: A retrospective comparative analysis utilising large language models for data extraction [PDF]
BJUI CompassObjectives To evaluate demographic characteristics and the prevalence of metabolic abnormalities in patients with pure struvite stones compared to those with mixed struvite and calcium oxalate stones.
Juanita Velasquez Ospina +7 more
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Microbial factors behind struvite precipitation: enzymes and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) as key players [PDF]
Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyStruvite is a phosphate-based mineral commonly formed in ammonia-rich settings such as soils, aquatic environments, wastewater systems, and the urinary tract.
Pelina Toprak +5 more
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The role of the struvite crystallization process on the adsorptive removal of phosphate using MgFe layered double hydroxide [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study aimed to investigate the role of the struvite crystallization process as an auxiliary process to optimize the adsorptive removal of phosphate using MgFe layered double hydroxide (LDH) and to obtain an environmentally friendly value-added ...
Aziz Şencan
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The Role of Copper in Struvite Formation in the Context of Infection Urinary Stones: A Journey at the Interface of Physics, Chemistry and Microbiology [PDF]
MoleculesJolanta Prywer +3 more
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Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2020 The objective of this study was to select between four proposed synthesis conditions, which one would be the most propitious for struvite precipitation from wastewater and, on such product, detail its crystallochemical aspects using the Rietveld ...
Rose Caldas de Souza Meira +2 more
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Struvite as a Sustainable Fertilizer in Mediterranean Soils
Agronomy, 2023 Recycled sources of phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N), such as struvite extracted from wastewater, have the potential to substitute conventional manufactured fertilizers and mitigate environmental problems such as water eutrophication or the depletion of ...
Ana Pérez-Piqueres +4 more
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The determination of fertiliser quality of the formed struvite from a WWTP
Water Science and Technology, 2021 Struvite from nutrient-rich wastewaters has been identified as a potential substitute for commercial mineral fertilisers, with the added benefit of reducing threats to global food security by prolonging phosphate rock reserves. A fertilisation test using
C. González +4 more
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Optimizing Struvite Crystallization at High Stirring Rates
Crystals, 2023 Phosphorus and ammonium can both be recovered in the presence of magnesium through struvite (MgNH4PO4·6H2O) crystallization. The present work aimed to optimize struvite crystallization at turbulent solution flow.
Atef Korchef, Salwa Abouda, Imen Souid
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A critical review of resource recovery from municipal wastewater treatment plants : market supply potentials, technologies and bottlenecks [PDF]
, 2020 In recent decades, academia has elaborated a wide range of technological solutions to recover water, energy, fertiliser and other products from municipal wastewater treatment plants.
Dewulf, Jo +5 more
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