Modelling and experimentation of a continuous nutrient recovery reactor – an assessment of mixing on reactor operation

• Published in: Water research (Oxford) Vol. 246; p. 120460
• Main Authors: Natividad-Marin, Leynard, Schneider, Philip A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.11.2023
• Subjects: environmental impact; food security; hydrolysis; liquids; magnesium; magnesium ammonium phosphate; mass transfer; nutrient solutions; phosphorus; urine; water; X-ray diffraction

Phosphorus recovery from human waste will help assure global food security, reduce environmental impact, and ensure effective stewardship of this limited and valuable resource. This can be accomplished by the precipitation of struvite (MgNH4PO4·6H2O) in a two-zone reactor, continuously fed with nutr...