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Project

Phosphorus recovery from wastewater: from mechanistic insights to plant-wide optimization
Code
01D29122
Duration
01 October 2022 → 30 September 2026
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Environmental engineering design
    • Environmental engineering modelling
    • Environmental technologies
    • Resources engineering
Keywords
wastewater treatment resource recovery lab-scale experiments physical-based modelling numerical simulation
 
Project description
 

This research project aims to promote phosphorus recovery from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), and thus contribute to global management of this critical and finite resource. Dedicated unit processes for phosphorus transformations will be analyzed and optimized, with particular attention to recovery in the form of vivianite. The ultimate aim is to identify optimal phosphorus recovery strategies for different WWTP configurations.