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Economic feasibility study for phosphorus recovery processes.

María Molinos-Senante1, Francesc Hernández-Sancho, Ramón Sala-Garrido

  • 1Department of Applied Economics II, Faculty of Economics, University of Valencia, Spain. Maria.Molinos@uv.es

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Recovering phosphorus from wastewater is crucial for sustainability. This study presents a new economic assessment method, showing phosphorus recovery is viable and beneficial for both the environment and the economy.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Resource Management
  • Sustainable Development

Background:

  • Phosphorus is a vital, non-renewable resource essential for life.
  • Wastewater phosphorus discharge causes significant environmental damage.
  • Current economic assessments for phosphorus recovery lack environmental externality considerations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a methodology for assessing the economic feasibility of wastewater phosphorus recovery projects.
  • To incorporate internal costs and external environmental impacts into the economic analysis.
  • To demonstrate the economic viability of phosphorus recovery when environmental benefits are considered.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the directional distance function to estimate the shadow price of phosphorus.
  • Quantified environmental benefits by measuring the prevention of phosphorus discharge.
  • Integrated internal costs with external environmental externalities for a comprehensive feasibility analysis.

Main Results:

  • The selling price of recovered phosphorus is currently lower than that of rock phosphate, creating no economic incentive.
  • The shadow price of phosphorus was estimated, reflecting the environmental benefits of preventing discharge.
  • Economic feasibility analysis, including environmental benefits, indicates that phosphorus recovery is economically viable.

Conclusions:

  • Phosphorus recovery from wastewater is essential for sustainable development.
  • A comprehensive economic assessment including environmental externalities proves phosphorus recovery is economically feasible.
  • The methodology provides a framework for evaluating the true economic and environmental value of wastewater phosphorus recovery.