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Resource Recovery

In recent decades, the wastewater sector has moved away from the idea of wastewater treatment plants as waste disposal facilities, instead envisioning these plants as water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs). WRRFs can produce clean water, recover nutrients (such as phosphorus and nitrogen), and potentially reduce fossil fuel consumption through the production and use of renewable energy.

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Energy Optimization
Nutrients
Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR)
Biosolids
Project #4819

Understanding the Impacts of Low-Energy and Low-Carbon Nitrogen Removal Technologies on Bio-P and Nutrient Recovery Processes

$554,533
Completed

Project Highlights

The purpose of this research was to develop a multi-pronged approach to facilitate low-energy nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) removal and recovery from wastewater using biological P removal (bio-P). The research increases the understanding of fundamental ecology, kinetics, and stoichiometry...

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Principal Investigator
George
Wells
Research Manager
Mr. Ashwin Dhanasekar

Recent Updates

Project #4843
Integrating Sewage Thermal Energy Use (STEU) and Other Emerging...
Project Update
09/24/2021
Project #5071
Demonstration of Progressive Carbon Efficient Nitrogen with...
Project Update
04/29/2022
Project #5087
Implementation of Innovative Biological Nutrient Removal...
Project Update
03/25/2022
Project #5083
Advancing Low Energy Biological Nitrogen and ...
Project Update
01/14/2022
Project #4973
Guidelines for Optimizing Nutrient Removal Plant ...
Project Update
12/31/2021
Project #5091
Developing a Framework for Quantifying Energy ...
Project Update
12/22/2021
Project #4975
Practices to Enhance Internal Fermentation of Side-Stream Secondary...
Project Update
12/22/2021
Project #5071
Demonstration of Progressive Carbon Efficient Nitrogen with...
Project Update
08/06/2021
Project #5095
Mainstream Deammonification with Biological Phosphorus...
Project Update
07/16/2021
Project #4915
Characterization and Contamination Testing of Source Separated Organic...
Project Update
03/26/2021

News

Metro Vancouver

Featured Facility
06/14/2019

Metro Vancouver plans to implement over $2 billion dollars worth of wastewater infrastructure over the next 15 years, including two treatment facilities that will be built almost from scratch. The...

Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility

Featured Facility
Ana Pena-Tijerina
06/14/2019

Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility (VCWRF) has implemented numerous energy-related improvements by executing an Energy Savings Performance Contract with Johnson Controls, Inc.

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Featured Facility
Joseph A. Kozak
06/13/2019

The District has a Monitoring and Research Department that evaluates up-and-coming technologies for both wastewater treatment and biosolids management. Some of these technologies have been vetted and are being implemented...

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