Struvite Recovery from Swine Waste Biogas Digester Effluent through a Stainless Steel Device under Constant pH Conditions

Objective To investigate the struvite precipitation under constant and non-constant pH conditions and to test a stainless steel device under different operating regimes to maximize the recovery of struvite. Methods The molar ratio of NH4^＋： Mg^2＋ PO43 was adjusted to 1： 1.2：1.2 and pH was elevated t...

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Published in:Biomedical and environmental sciences 2009-06, Vol.22 (3), p.201-209
Main Authors: PERERA, P.W. Anton, WU, Wei-Xiang, CHEN, Ying-Xu, HAN, Zhi-Ying
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accumulation device
Animals
Bioreactors
Chemical Precipitation
Constant pH
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Magnesium Compounds - chemistry
Manure
Phosphates - chemistry
pH值
Stainless Steel
Struvite
Struvite precipitation
Struvite recovery
Swine
Swine waste
Time Factors
Waste Disposal, Fluid - instrumentation
Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods
不锈钢
沼气池
测试设备
磷酸铵
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Summary:Objective To investigate the struvite precipitation under constant and non-constant pH conditions and to test a stainless steel device under different operating regimes to maximize the recovery of struvite. Methods The molar ratio of NH4^＋： Mg^2＋ PO43 was adjusted to 1： 1.2：1.2 and pH was elevated to 9.0. The absorbance measurement was used to trace the process of struvite crystallization. Wastewater and precipitate analysis was done by standard analytical methods. Results The pH constant experiment reported a significantly higher struvite precipitation （24.6±0.86 g） than the non-constant pH experiment （19.8±1.86 g）. The SAR ranged from 5.6 to 8.2 g m^-2h^-1 to 3.6-4.8 g m^-2h^-1 in pH constant and non-constant experiments, respectively. The highest struvite deposit on the device was found in regime 3 followed by in regimes 2 and 4. The highest PO4^3- （97.2%） and NH4^＋ （71%） removal was reported in the R1 regime. None of the influent Cu^2＋ or Zn^2＋ was precipitated on the device. Conclusion A higher struvite yield is evident in pH constant experiments. Moreover, the stainless steel device facilitates the isolation of heavy metal free pure （around 96%） struvite from swine waste biogas digester effluent contaminated with Cu^2＋ and Zn^2＋ and the highest yield is attainable with the device operating at 50 rpm with agitation by a magnetic stirrer.
ISSN:0895-3988
2214-0190
DOI:10.1016/S0895-3988(09)60046-5