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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 843, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156914
Keywords
Microbial electrolysis cell; Phosphorus recovery; Struvite; Purity
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [52070016]
- Research Project of China Three Gorges Corporation [202103548]
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This study investigated the method and effectiveness of phosphorus recovery from wastewater using microbial electrolysis cell (MEC). The results showed that by adjusting factors such as applied voltage, NaAc concentration, Mg/P molar ratio, N/P molar ratio, and initial P concentration, efficient phosphorus recovery and high-purity products could be achieved. The study also found that increasing the applied voltage, N/P molar ratio, and initial P concentration could improve phosphorus recovery efficiency, while the purity of the product was correlated with applied voltage, Mg/P molar ratio, N/P molar ratio, and initial P concentration.
Phosphorus (P) recovery from waste streams is an essential choice due to the coming global P crisis. One promising solution is to recover P by microbial electrolysis cell (MEC). Both the P recovery effectiveness and product quality are of critical importance for application. In this study, a two-chamber MEC was constructed and the effects of applied voltage, NaAc concentration, Mg/P molar ratio, N/P molar ratio, and initial P concentration on P recovery and product purity were explored. The maximum P recovery efficiency of 99.64 % and crystal accumulation rate over 106.49 g/m(3)-d were achieved. Struvite (MAP) was confirmed as the final recovered product and the purity obtained could reach up to 99.95 %. Besides, higher applied voltage, N/P molar ratio and initial P concentration could promote P recovery efficiency, while the purity of MAP showed correlation with applied voltage, Mg/P molar ratio, N/P molar ratio and initial P concentration. The correlation between NaAc concentration and both of the above was not very significant. A lower energy consumption of 4.1 kWh/kg P was observed at the maximum P recovery efficiency. In addition, the efficiency of P recovery from real wastewater also could reach nearly 88.25 %. These results highlight the promising potential of efficient phosphorus recovery from P-rich wastewater by MEC.
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