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The Potential Phosphorus Crisis: Resource Conservation and Possible Escape Technologies: A Review

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Daneshgar, Saba, Callegari, Arianna, Capodaglio, Andrea G., Vaccari, David·2018·Resources

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Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for every organism on the Earth, yet it is also a potential environmental pollutant, which may cause eutrophication of water bodies. Wastewater treatment plants worldwide are struggling to eliminate phosphorus from effluents, at great cost, yet current research suggests that the world may deplete the more available phosphorus reserves by around 2300. This, in addition to environmental concerns, evokes the need for new phosphorus recovery techniques to be developed, to meet future generations needs for renewable phosphorus supply. Many studies have been, and are, carried out on phosphorus recovery from wastewater and its sludge, due to their high phosphorus content. Chemical precipitation is the main process for achieving a phosphorus-containing mineral suitable for reuse as a fertilizer, such as struvite. This paper reviews the current status and future trends of phosphorus production and consumption, and summarizes current recovery technologies, discussing their possible integration into wastewater treatment processes, according to a more sustainable water-energy-nutrient nexus.

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Authors
Daneshgar, S., Callegari, A., Capodaglio, A. G., & Vaccari, D.
Affiliations
  • University of Pavia (IT)
  • Stevens Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Capodaglio, Andrea G.
Venue
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Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2018-06-02
Volume
7
Issue
2
Pages
37
ISSN
2079-9276 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2805367084
Cited by
332
References
79
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29.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Resources (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Fondazione Cariplo
  • Università degli Studi di Pavia
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
Keywords
phosphorus recovery, wastewater treatment, sludge, chemical precipitation, struvite, eutrophication, phosphorus depletion, resource conservation, fertilizer reuse, nutrient recovery

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