Development of an optimization model for phosphorus recovery in wastewater treatment plants

• Main Author: Damalerio, Regina G.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: Water—Phosphorus content; Sewage—Purification—By-products; Chemical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdm_chemeng/15; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etdm_chemeng/article/1011/viewcontent/Development_of_an_optimization_model2_for_phosphorus_recovery_in_w_Redacted.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

The current limited supply of phosphate rock ores poses a threat to the global food security since 95% of the phosphorus is utilized for food production. One sustainable alternative is to recover nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen) from nutrient-rich sources such as wastewater and sludge. The proble...