Review Article

Phytoremediation of Nitrogen as Green Chemistry for Wastewater Treatment System

Table 1

Chemical used for different types of ammoniacal nitrogen remediation technology.

TechnologyType of chemicalReference

Air strippingLime & powdered Ca(OH)2[7]
Ion exchangeSaturated lime solution, NaCl and sodium hydroxide, cliniptilolite[8]
Breakpoint chlorinationChlorine gas & lime[9]
ElectrodialysisElectrolyte (sodium sulphate, potassium chloride)[10]
PhytoremediationNo chemical is needed[11]