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Project 1525

State of the Knowledge of the Use of Sorption Technologies for Nutrient Recovery from Municipal Wastewaters

Completed
Principal Investigator
Wayne Parker
Project Manager
Amit Pramanik
Contractor
University of Waterloo
Nitrogen
Nutrients
Phosphorus
Resource Recovery
Treatment
Final Report

Abstract

The recovery of nutrients from wastewaters may be a viable nutrient source. Adsorption offers a highly efficient, stable, and low cost technology for phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) removal. Desorption of the nutrients from the sorbent will allow P and N to be easily recycled using nutrient recycling technologies. This report reviews current literature for use of adsorbent for P and N removal using both conventional and innovative sorbents for nutrient recovery. Published by WERF. 80 pages. Online PDF. (2015)

Originally funded as WERF project NUTR1R06x.