Use of calcined dolomite as chemical precipitant in the simultaneous removal of ammonium and phosphate from synthetic wastewater and from agricultural sludge |
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Author: | Pesonen, Janne1; Myllymäki, Pekka1; Tuomikoski, Sari1; |
Organizations: |
1Research Unit of Sustainable Chemistry, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 8000, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland 2Life sciences & Chemistry, Thomas More, Geel, 2440 Antwerp, Belgium 3Unit of Applied Chemistry, Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, University of Jyväskylä,P.O. Box 567, FI-67101 Kokkola |
Format: | article |
Version: | published version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 7.7 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2019100431150 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,
2019
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Publish Date: | 2019-10-04 |
Description: |
AbstractPhosphorus as phosphate and nitrogen as ammonium or nitrate are the main nutrients in wastewaters and agricultural sludges. They runoff easily to waterways and cause eutrophication in water bodies. However, ammonium and phosphate could be precipitated simultaneously and used as recycled nutrients. In this research, dolomite calcined at 650 °C, 750 °C, or 950 °C and commercial MgO were used as precipitants in simultaneous phosphate and ammonium removal from synthetic (NH₄)₂HPO₄ solution and agricultural sludge. Calcination at 750 °C was the preferred option as dolomite was decomposed to MgO and CaCO₃ for optimal struvite precipitation. Molar ratios of 1.1–1.6:1–2:2 (Mg:P:N) were employed in the experiments. Very robust ammonium removal was obtained with MgO (57%), dolomite 650 °C and dolomite 750 °C (75%). MgO removed almost all phosphate, while dolomite 650 °C removed 65%, and dolomite 750 °C removed 60% (70% from agricultural sludge). Some part of the phosphate was adsorbed, most likely by CaCO₃, during dolomite precipitation. Struvite was the only identified reaction product in all samples after 24 h of precipitation. Calcined dolomite had great potential in ammonium and phosphate precipitation from both synthetic waters and agricultural sludges and the precipitates could be used as recycled fertilizers. see all
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Series: |
ChemEngineering |
ISSN: | 2305-7084 |
ISSN-E: | 2305-7084 |
ISSN-L: | 2305-7084 |
Volume: | 3 |
Issue: | 2 |
Article number: | 40 |
DOI: | 10.3390/chemengineering3020040 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.3390/chemengineering3020040 |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
218 Environmental engineering 116 Chemical sciences |
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Funding: |
This work was done under the auspices of the Waterpro (ERDF project no: A74635, funded by Central Ostrobothnia Regional Council. |
Copyright information: |
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