Phosphorus Removal and Recovery from Municipal Wastewaters

Research Article| April 01, 2008 Phosphorus Removal and Recovery from Municipal Wastewaters Simon A. Parsons; Simon A. Parsons Centre for Water Science, Cranfield University Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 OAK, UK E-mail: s.a.parsons@cranfield.ac.uk Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jennifer A. Smith Jennifer A. Smith Centre for Water Science, Cranfield University Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 OAK, UK E-mail: j.a.smith@cranfield.ac.uk Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Simon A. Parsons Centre for Water Science, Cranfield University Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 OAK, UK E-mail: s.a.parsons@cranfield.ac.uk Jennifer A. Smith Centre for Water Science, Cranfield University Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 OAK, UK E-mail: j.a.smith@cranfield.ac.uk Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1811-5217 Print ISSN: 1811-5209 © 2008 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2008) 4 (2): 109–112. https://doi.org/10.2113/GSELEMENTS.4.2.109 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Simon A. Parsons, Jennifer A. Smith; Phosphorus Removal and Recovery from Municipal Wastewaters. Elements 2008;; 4 (2): 109–112. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/GSELEMENTS.4.2.109 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Phosphorus is a key pollutant in municipal wastewater. To minimise eutrophication, treatment facilities must often reduce phosphorus levels to less than 1 mg L-1. Two main approaches to achieving this are chemical precipitation and enhanced biological uptake. Chemical precipitation is widely used and relatively simple; biological phosphorus removal is more complex but relies less on the addition of chemicals and also offers the opportunity to reuse the phosphorus. Phosphorus can be released from cells and converted to calcium phosphate or the mineral struvite. While the products have been shown to be excellent fertilisers, the economic drivers for recovery are still not clear. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.