Phosphorus recovery as struvite from farm, municipal and industrial waste: feedstock suitability, methods and pre-treatments

Global population growth requires intensification of agriculture, for which a sustainable supply of phosphorus (P) is essential. Since natural P reserves are diminishing, recovering P from wastes and residues is an increasingly attractive prospect, particularly as technical and economic potential in...

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Main Authors: Kataki, Sampriti, West, Helen M., Clarke, Michèle L., Baruah, Debendra C.
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016
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author Kataki, Sampriti
West, Helen M.
Clarke, Michèle L.
Baruah, Debendra C.
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Baruah, Debendra C.
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description Global population growth requires intensification of agriculture, for which a sustainable supply of phosphorus (P) is essential. Since natural P reserves are diminishing, recovering P from wastes and residues is an increasingly attractive prospect, particularly as technical and economic potential in the area is growing. In addition to providing phosphorus for agricultural use, precipitation of P from waste residues and effluents lessens their nutrient loading prior to disposal. This paper critically reviews published methods for P recovery from waste streams (municipal, farm and industrial) with emphasis on struvite (MgNH4PO46H2O) crystallisation, including pre-treatments to maximise recovery. Based on compositional parameters of a range of wastes, a Feedstock Suitability Index (FSI) was developed as a guide to inform researchers and operators of the relative potential for struvite production from each waste.
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spelling nottingham-325812017-10-12T20:27:20Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32581/ Phosphorus recovery as struvite from farm, municipal and industrial waste: feedstock suitability, methods and pre-treatments Kataki, Sampriti West, Helen M. Clarke, Michèle L. Baruah, Debendra C. Global population growth requires intensification of agriculture, for which a sustainable supply of phosphorus (P) is essential. Since natural P reserves are diminishing, recovering P from wastes and residues is an increasingly attractive prospect, particularly as technical and economic potential in the area is growing. In addition to providing phosphorus for agricultural use, precipitation of P from waste residues and effluents lessens their nutrient loading prior to disposal. This paper critically reviews published methods for P recovery from waste streams (municipal, farm and industrial) with emphasis on struvite (MgNH4PO46H2O) crystallisation, including pre-treatments to maximise recovery. Based on compositional parameters of a range of wastes, a Feedstock Suitability Index (FSI) was developed as a guide to inform researchers and operators of the relative potential for struvite production from each waste. Elsevier 2016-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32581/1/waste%20management%20accepted.pdf Kataki, Sampriti, West, Helen M., Clarke, Michèle L. and Baruah, Debendra C. (2016) Phosphorus recovery as struvite from farm, municipal and industrial waste: feedstock suitability, methods and pre-treatments. Waste Management, 49 . pp. 437-454. ISSN 1879-2456 Struvite Phosphorus Anaerobic digestion Nutrients Pre-treatments http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2016.01.003 doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2016.01.003 doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2016.01.003
spellingShingle Struvite
Phosphorus
Anaerobic digestion
Nutrients
Pre-treatments
Kataki, Sampriti
West, Helen M.
Clarke, Michèle L.
Baruah, Debendra C.
Phosphorus recovery as struvite from farm, municipal and industrial waste: feedstock suitability, methods and pre-treatments
title Phosphorus recovery as struvite from farm, municipal and industrial waste: feedstock suitability, methods and pre-treatments
title_full Phosphorus recovery as struvite from farm, municipal and industrial waste: feedstock suitability, methods and pre-treatments
title_fullStr Phosphorus recovery as struvite from farm, municipal and industrial waste: feedstock suitability, methods and pre-treatments
title_full_unstemmed Phosphorus recovery as struvite from farm, municipal and industrial waste: feedstock suitability, methods and pre-treatments
title_short Phosphorus recovery as struvite from farm, municipal and industrial waste: feedstock suitability, methods and pre-treatments
title_sort phosphorus recovery as struvite from farm, municipal and industrial waste: feedstock suitability, methods and pre-treatments
topic Struvite
Phosphorus
Anaerobic digestion
Nutrients
Pre-treatments
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