Review of studies on ammonia recovery via struvite precipitation

Authors

  • Letícia Mothé do Nascimento Rodrigues Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, CEUNES - Centro Universitário Norte do Espírito Santo.
  • Raniella Falchetto Bazoni Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, CEUNES - Centro Universitário Norte do Espírito Santo. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2323-6043
  • Aloísio Jo´sé Bueno Cotta Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, CEUNES - Centro Universitário Norte do Espírito Santo. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7084-0705

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/bjpe.v6i9.34007

Keywords:

Struvite, wastewater treatment, review

Abstract

The precipitation of struvite (MgNH4PO4.6H2O), integrated with the treatment of effluents, is environmentally and economically attractive. In this review, the most cited publications (of the past 20 years) dedicated to recovering nutrients from effluents via struvite precipitation were identified. The operating conditions (pH, the proportion of reagents, reaction time and agitation conditions, and raw materials used) and results achieved were examined, aiming to identify the factors controlling the nutrient recovery process's efficiency. To this end, a review was carried out on the Web of Science database, with the terms (struvite, ammonium, recovery, nutrient, treatment) to select the articles. The relevance and timeliness of the theme were noticed by many recent publications. In general, the best results were obtained with pH 8.5-9.0 and a slight excess of Mg2+, from magnesia (industrial MgO). Which, in addition to increasing the yield, reduces the cost of the process. In contrast to the tests with synthetic effluents, studies with real effluents highlight that the presence of K+ (Ca2+ and HCO3-) must be considered when adjusting the added quantities of reagents. Virtually all studies reported that ammonia recovery is more difficult and occurs in lower percentages than P. It is noteworthy that the agronomic evaluation of the struvite obtained revealed its great applicability as a slow-release fertilizer, which financially enables the nutrient recycling process.

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Author Biographies

Letícia Mothé do Nascimento Rodrigues, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, CEUNES - Centro Universitário Norte do Espírito Santo.

Undergraduate student in Chemical Engineering at the Federal University of Espírito Santo, São Mateus campus (CEUNES). She has a Technician in Mechanics from the Federal Institute of Espírito Santo. She participated in the Institutional Scientific Initiation Scholarship Program with the project entitled Respirometric characterization of the biochemical oxygen demand of the sediment (DBOS) at the bottom of the São Mateus-ES river and modeling its impacts on water quality. She is currently participating in the project entitled Use of an effluent rich in ammonia for the production of struvite: economic analysis and technical feasibility.

Raniella Falchetto Bazoni, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, CEUNES - Centro Universitário Norte do Espírito Santo.

Former student at the Federal University of Viçosa, where he completed his undergraduate, master's and doctorate degrees. All three in different areas, he worked in the undergraduate course teaching physics (monograph), in his master's he used software to analyze x-ray reflectivity measurements and in his doctorate he worked in the area of biological physics, analyzing the mechanical properties of biological systems. She worked with teaching physics at IFES in Nova Venécia and at the moment, works as a professor of higher education at CEUNES, fields of the Federal University of Espírito Santo.

Aloísio Jo´sé Bueno Cotta, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, CEUNES - Centro Universitário Norte do Espírito Santo.

Bacharel em Química formado pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa (2005). Mestre pelo Instituto de Geociências da UNICAMP (2007) e Doutor pela mesma instituição (2010). Atualmente, é professor de Química Geral, Ambiental e Analítica no Departamento de Ciências Naturais (DCN) do Centro Universitário Norte do Espírito Santo (CEUNES). Possui experiência na preparação e certificação de materiais de referência litogeoquímicos, protocolos de controle e garantia da qualidade de ensaios químicos e no desenvolvimento de métodos analíticos para ICP-MS em matrizes geológicas e ambientais, como solos, sedimentos, rochas e águas. Desenvolve modelos de qualidade da água para o Rio São Mateus (ES), com foco nos impactos de cargas orgânicas de origem urbana sobre a disponibilidade de nutrientes (N e P), considerando fontes pontuais e difusas, avaliação da capacidade autodepurativa, intrusão salina e poluição de água subterrânea de Guriri (São Mateus-ES). Estuda o aporte de poluentes metálicos em ambientes aquáticos e processos de tratamento de efluentes. Desenvolve procedimentos de preparo de amostras de petróleo para determinação de seus constituintes inorgânicos e a otimização da síntese da estruvita. Mais recentemente se dedica ao desenvolvimento de métodos cromatográficos para determinação de resíduos de pesticidas.

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2021-03-31

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Rodrigues, L. M. do N., Bazoni, R. F., & Cotta, A. J. B. . (2021). Review of studies on ammonia recovery via struvite precipitation. Brazilian Journal of Production Engineering, 6(9), 20–36. https://doi.org/10.47456/bjpe.v6i9.34007

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Vol. 6 No. 9 (2020): Edição Especial "Iniciação Científica" (Outubro-Julho)

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