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Title Nutrient recovery from wastewater treatment by ultrafiltration membrane for water reuse in view of a circular economy perspective
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Authors Cosenza, A; Gulhan, H; Maida, CM; Mannina, G
Title Nutrient recovery from wastewater treatment by ultrafiltration membrane for water reuse in view of a circular economy perspective
Year 2022
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127929
Abstract The study aims to recover nitrogen from wastewater by employing ultrafiltration membrane in water reuse for agriculture purpose. To such aim, a new reclaimed water quality index (RWQI) is proposed and applied including an innovative protocol for its assessment. Specifically, the influence of filtration and backwashing times for an ultrafiltration system aimed to nutrient recovery has been analyzed. The final goal was to pin down the trade-off between operation costs and effluent quality. Results show that backwashing time play a crucial role in reducing the operation costs; indeed, low values (i.e., 0.5 min) lead to an increase in the number of required chemical cleanings and consequently operation costs (namely, up to 0.042 euro/m3). The compromise among effluent quality and operation costs has been obtained for 7 min and 1 min, filtration and backwashing, respectively.
Author Keywords Wastewater treatment; Ultrafiltration membrane; Fouling; Reclaimed water quality index; Nutrients recovery
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000855582300004
WoS Category Agricultural Engineering; Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Energy & Fuels
Research Area Agriculture; Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Energy & Fuels
PDF https://iris.unipa.it/bitstream/10447/572931/3/Cosenzaet%20al.%2c%20NutrientRecovery_BITE2022.pdf
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