Journal
AICHE JOURNAL
Volume 68, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/aic.17869
Keywords
anaerobic digestate; chemical precipitation; membrane filtration; nutrient recovery
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- National Science Foundation [OIA-1458952]
- West Virginia University Research Corporation
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This study focuses on the development and demonstration of an integrated method for recovering phosphorus and ammonia from municipal wastewater, using chemical precipitation and membrane filtration. The results show that the optimal condition for 100% phosphorus recovery is a Fe/P molar ratio of 2.1 at circumneutral pH. The study also demonstrates the successful separation of ammonia and organic constituents from P-free digestate using polyelectrolyte-modified nanofiltration membranes.
This study focuses on developing and demonstrating feasibility of an integrated chemical precipitation and membrane filtration method for recovering phosphorus (P) and ammonia (NH3-N) in two separate streams from anaerobic digestate generated from municipal wastewater. Nutrient recovery from waste streams creates alternative raw material sources of fertilizers and offers opportunities for reduced energy usage and CO2 emissions compared with their conventional production processes. Using both synthetic and real anaerobic digestates, the effects of ferrous dosage and precipitation pH on P recovery through vivianite precipitation was examined. Fe/P molar ratio 2.1 at circumneutral pH was found as an optimal condition for similar to 100% P recovery. The P-free digestate was further treated with polyelectrolyte-modified nanofiltration (NF) membranes to separate NH3-N and the organic constituents as a means of N recovery. The surface-modified membranes demonstrated similar to 2X NH3-N/organic carbon selectivity versus commercial NF membranes. This integrated Fe-enabled chemical precipitation and membrane-based process demonstrates a unique approach to sustainably recover critical nutrients from wastewater.
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