Phosphate recovery
Elizaveta Romanenko
Onderzoek / focusgebied
RESEARCH GOALS
• Develop a proof-of-concept method for combined desorption of N
and P using a single regenerant stream exploring simultaneous
and sequential processes
• Transfer the design to a complex and COD-rich realistic feedstock
to evaluate the effects of the wastewater matrix on the adsorption
and regeneration processes
• Identify suitable pretreatment steps, place the system in an
optimal stage of existing WWTPs and/or propose what a “WWTP
of the future” utilizing the system might look like
• Explore the extent of recirculation for the regenerant and
approaches to prolong its reuse
• Find ways to recover the nutrients in the form of market-attractive
products