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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 #4792

Developing Business Cases for Food Waste Co-Digestion at Water Resources Recovery Facilities

$191,301
In Progress

Project Highlights

This research provides insights about successful business strategies water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) in the U.S. have used to create value and manage the risks of adopting co-digestion of food waste – including fats, oils, and grease; food manufacturing residuals...

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Principal Investigator
Carol
Jones
Research Manager
Mr. Ashwin Dhanasekar

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...

Seven RFPs Released for WRF Research

Press Release
09/27/2018

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) today announced that Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are available for six new research projects funded under the Solicited Research Program. In addition, one new RFP...

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Project #1495

Towards a Renewable Future: Assessing Resource Recovery as a Viable Treatment Alternative: State of the Science and Market Assessment

Completed

This report presents a review of extractive nutrient recovery technologies with an emphasis on bridging the knowledge gap faced by utilities when considering nutrient recovery for nutrient management...

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Project #1405

Triple Bottom Line Evaluation of Biosolids Management Options

Completed

The goal of this research was to aid water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) move toward “net-zero” energy use through practices and technologies in the areas of energy conservation...

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Project #2995

Water Residuals and Biosolids: Effect of Co-Application on Soil Phosphorus

Completed

Studies both the long-lasting effects of a single water treatment residuals-biosolids co-application and the short-term impacts of a repeated application on soil phosphorus dynamics. Determines the rate of...

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Project #4863

Hybrid Anaerobic Primary and Secondary Treatment with Energy Recovery

In Progress

The goal of this project is to demonstrate the efficacy of a low complexity mainstream anaerobic wastewater treatment system for energy generation and increase process understanding. The researchers...

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Project #4932
Aquatic plants in a laboratory

Bay Area Biosolids to Energy (Bab2E) Project Peer Review

In Progress

The Bay Area Biosolids to Energy (BAB2E) Coalition is a consortium of sixteen San Francisco Bay Area public agencies seeking innovative, local, sustainable solutions to biosolids management by...

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Project #4948

Manure Nutrient & Resource Recovery: Co-Digestion with Low-Cost Ammonia Stripping

In Progress

Nutrient release to the environment from agricultural operations can impair water and air quality and lead to greenhouse gas emissions. Anaerobic digestion of manure waste offers a waste...

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