Nitrogen is discharged from wastewater treatment facilities into rivers and streams, usually as NH₃ and NH₄⁺: NH₃(aq) + H₂O(l) ⇄ NH₄⁺(aq) + OH⁻(aq) Kb = 1.76 × 10⁻⁵.One strategy for removing it is to raise the pH and "strip" the NH₃ from solution by bubbling air through the water.(c) Explain the basis of ammonia stripping.

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23-08-2022
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Nitrogen is discharged from wastewater treatment facilities into rivers and streams, usually as NH₃ and NH₄⁺: NH₃(aq) + H₂O(l) ⇄ NH₄⁺(aq) + OH⁻(aq) Kb = 1.76 × 10⁻⁵.One strategy for removing it is to raise the pH and "strip" the NH₃ from solution by bubbling air through the water.(c) Explain the basis of ammonia stripping.

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Tutorconsortium366 Tutorconsortium366 · Answer 1 · 2022-08-29T13:37:33-04:00

A straightforward desorption method called "ammonia stripping" is used to reduce the ammonia levels in wastewater streams.

What is the ammonia stripping process?

Some wastewaters have high levels of ammonia and/or chemicals containing nitrogen that can easily turn into ammonia. Ammonia removal from wastewater is frequently quicker and less expensive than first converting the nitrogen to nitrate-nitrogen and then removing it. Ammonia (a weak base) reacts with water (a weak acid) to form ammonium hydroxide.

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