Struvite recovery from swine waste biogas digester effluent through a stainless steel device under constant pH conditions

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the struvite precipitation under constant and non-constant pH conditions and to test a stainless steel device under different operating regimes to maximize the recovery of struvite.

METHODS: The molar ratio of NH4+: Mg2+: PO4(3-) was adjusted to 1: 1.2: 1.2 and pH was elevated to 9.0. The absorbance measurement was used to trace the process of struvite crystallization. Wastewater and precipitate analysis was done by standard analytical methods.

RESULTS: The pH constant experiment reported a significantly higher struvite precipitation (24.6 +/- 0.86 g) than the non-constant pH experiment (19.8 +/- 1.86 g). The SAR ranged from 5.6 to 8.2 g m(-2) h(-1) to 3.6-4.8 g m(-2) h(-1) in pH constant and non-constant experiments, respectively. The highest struvite deposit on the device was found in regime 3 followed by in regimes 2 and 4. The highest PO4(3-) (97.2%) and NH4+ (71%) removal was reported in the R1 regime. None of the influent Cu2+ or Zn2+ was precipitated on the device.

CONCLUSION: A higher struvite yield is evident in pH constant experiments. Moreover, the stainless steel device facilitates the isolation of heavy metal free pure (around 96%) struvite from swine waste biogas digester effluent contaminated with cu2+ and Zn2+ and the highest yield is attainable with the device operating at 50 rpm with agitation by a magnetic stirrer.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES - 22(2009), 3 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 201-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Perera, P W Anton [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Wei-Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ying-Xu [VerfasserIn]
Han, Zhi-Ying [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

12597-68-1
AW3EJL1462
Journal Article
Magnesium Compounds
Manure
Phosphates
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Stainless Steel
Struvite

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.09.2009

Date Revised 08.06.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/S0895-3988(09)60046-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM191092622