Review: Phosphorus removal and recovery technologies

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 212; no. 1; pp. 69 - 81
• Main Authors: Morse, G.K, Brett, S.W, Guy, J.A, Lester, J.N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier B.V 05.03.1998; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Crystallisation; Exact sciences and technology; General purification processes; Phosphate industry; Phosphorus removal; Pollution; Sustainability; Wastewaters; Water treatment and pollution; Phosphate industry; Crystallisation; Phosphorus removal; Sustainability; Phosphorus; Review; Waste water purification; Technology; Waste reuse

A review has been undertaken of technologies to remove and recover phosphorus from wastewater and their potential to facilitate the recycling of phosphorus and its sustainability. A wide range of technologies were identified, including chemical precipitation, biological phosphorus removal, crystalli...