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Electrochemically and Bioelectrochemically Induced Ammonium Recovery

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Harvesting nutrients from source-separated urine using powdered rice straw.

Shervin Hashemi¹, Mooyoung Han¹

¹a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering , Seoul National University , Seoul , Republic of Korea.

Environmental Technology

|April 21, 2017

Summary

Powdered rice straw effectively harvests nutrients like ammonia and phosphate from urine, primarily forming struvite fertilizer. Optimizing magnesium and phosphate levels can enhance nutrient recovery efficiency for sustainable sanitation.

Keywords:

Nutrient harvesting resource-oriented sanitation rice straw urine source-separation management wastewater treatment

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Resource Recovery
Sanitation Engineering

Background:

Urine separation at source is crucial for resource-oriented sanitation.
Urine's high nutrient content poses challenges for conventional wastewater treatment.
Powdered rice straw offers potential as a solid additive for nutrient harvesting.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the procedure and efficiency of using powdered rice straw for nutrient harvesting from urine.
To identify the specific nutrients harvested and the resulting compounds.

Main Methods:

Tracking the reduction of ammonia, phosphate, magnesium, and calcium ions in urine.
Utilizing crystallography methods to identify harvested nutrients.
Evaluating nutrient harvesting efficiency based on ion reduction trends.

Main Results:

Similar reduction trends observed for ammonia, phosphate, and magnesium ions.
Nutrient harvesting efficiency was limited by the availability of magnesium and phosphate.
Harvested nutrients were primarily identified as struvite.

Conclusions:

Powdered rice straw can be used to harvest nutrients from urine, producing struvite.
Balancing phosphate and magnesium ions with ammonia is recommended to improve harvesting efficiency.
Treated rice straw can serve as a solid fertilizer, with residual urine suitable for irrigation or further treatment.