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Wang X, Shi C, Hao X, Wu Y. Phosphate recovery from sludge-incinerated ash by adsorption with hydrotalcite synthesized by metals in the ash. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 905:167263. [PMID: 37741405 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
Abstract
Selective adsorption of phosphorus (P) from the acidic leachate of sludge-incinerated ash (SIA) becomes more attractive due to avoiding removing heavy metals. Especially, layered double hydroxides (LDHs) as an anion adsorbent could be applied into this area owing to their good capacity on P-adsorption and low cost on preparation. Interestingly, SIA contains more aluminum (Al) and iron (Fe) needed to be removed prior to P-recovery, and removed Al and Fe could be utilized to synthesize LDHs, like Mg/Al-LDH and Mg/Fe-LDH. With this study, Mg/Al-LDH-r and Mg/Fe-LDH-r were economically synthesized with Al and Fe removed from SIA, which were similar in their chemical structures to commercial LDHs. The synthesized LDHs had a high P-adsorption capacity, up to 95.0%. The maximal phosphate capacity of the recovered LDHs (Mg/Al-LDH-r and Mg/Fe-LDH-r) was 239.0 and 199.8 mg P/g LDHs, respectively. "NaOH + desalinated brine" as a new desorption solution could achieve a desorption ratio at about 80%, which could reduce the liquid-solid ratio by at least 60%, greatly decreasing the desorption cost. Pot trials demonstrated that the desorbed and precipitated CaP could promote the growth of maize as well as a commercial P-fertilizer. Furthermore, the adsorbed phosphate by LDHs could be directly used as a slow-released P-fertilizer and also improve the pH value of acidic soil, completely deleting the desorption process.
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- Xiangyang Wang
- Sino-Dutch R&D Centre for Future Wastewater Treatment Technologies, Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Beijing 100044, PR China
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- Sino-Dutch R&D Centre for Future Wastewater Treatment Technologies, Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Beijing 100044, PR China
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- Sino-Dutch R&D Centre for Future Wastewater Treatment Technologies, Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Beijing 100044, PR China.
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- Beijing Capital Eco-Environment Protection Group Co., Ltd., Beijing 100044, PR China
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Wang X, Shi C, Hao X, van Loosdrecht MCM, Wu Y. Synergy of phosphate recovery from sludge-incinerated ash and coagulant production by desalinated brine. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 231:119658. [PMID: 36708629 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Wet-chemical approach is widely applied for phosphate recovery from incinerated ash of waste activated sludge (WAS), along with metals removed/recovered. The high contents of both aluminum (Al) and iron (Fe) in WAS-incinerated ash should be suitable for producing coagulants with some waste anions like Cl- and SO42- With acid (HCl) leaching and metals' removing, approximately 88 wt% of phosphorus (P) in the ash could be recovered as hydroxylapatite (HAP: Ca5(PO4)3OH); Fe3+ in the acidic leachate could be selectively removed/recovered by extraction with an organic solvent of tributyl phosphate (TBP), and thus a FeCl3-based coagulant could be synthesized by stripping the raffinate with the original brine (containing abundant Cl- and SO42-). Furthermore, a liquid poly-aluminum chloride (PAC)-based coagulant could also be synthesized with Al3+ removed from the ash and the brine, which behaved almost the same in the coagulation performance as a commercial coagulant on both phosphate and turbidity removals. Both P-recovery from the ash and coagulant production associated with the brine would enlarge the markets of both 'blue' phosphate and 'green' coagulants.
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- Xiangyang Wang
- Sino-Dutch R&D Centre for Future Wastewater Treatment Technologies/Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Beijing 100044, China
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- Sino-Dutch R&D Centre for Future Wastewater Treatment Technologies/Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Beijing 100044, China
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- Sino-Dutch R&D Centre for Future Wastewater Treatment Technologies/Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Beijing 100044, China.
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- Sino-Dutch R&D Centre for Future Wastewater Treatment Technologies/Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Beijing 100044, China; Dept. of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, the Netherlands
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- Sino-Dutch R&D Centre for Future Wastewater Treatment Technologies/Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Beijing 100044, China
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Hao X, Wang X, Shi C, van Loosdrecht MCM, Wu Y. Creating coagulants through the combined use of ash and brine. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 845:157344. [PMID: 35842163 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Sludge incineration and seawater desalination are two approaches that can be used in the disposal of waste activated sludge (WAS) and for obtaining fresh water. As resource recovery from wastewater treatment and water purification is a topic of particular interest in these times, "water mining" has become a focus of research, with phosphate/P-recovery from WAS incineration ash, and extraction of useful elements from the brine of desalination being important steps in the pursuit of a circular/blue economy. However, P-recovery from ash involves removing metals, which need to be disposed of carefully, as does the brine collected. If cations in the ash and anions in the brine could be combined in order to produce coagulants/flocculants, a new circular model would be established. A preliminary experiment for this purpose has demonstrated that a liquid poly‑aluminum chloride (PAC) could be synthesized from the aluminum ion/Al3+ removed from the ash and the original brine. With this work, we synthesized the liquid PAC by a hydrothermal method, and the results from infrared spectrometer demonstrated that the synthesized PAC was similar to a commercial PAC. Moreover, the synthesized PAC was able to efficiently reduce the effluent turbidity of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), especially when compared with the commercial PAC. It is therefore important that research in this area be continued in order to improve the quality of synthesized coagulants and to produce different coagulants based on cations and anions in ash and brine.
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- Xiaodi Hao
- Sino-Dutch R&D Centre for Future Wastewater Treatment Technologies/Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Beijing 100044, PR China.
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- Sino-Dutch R&D Centre for Future Wastewater Treatment Technologies/Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Beijing 100044, PR China
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- Sino-Dutch R&D Centre for Future Wastewater Treatment Technologies/Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Beijing 100044, PR China
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- Sino-Dutch R&D Centre for Future Wastewater Treatment Technologies/Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Beijing 100044, PR China; Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, 2629, HZ, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Sino-Dutch R&D Centre for Future Wastewater Treatment Technologies/Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Beijing 100044, PR China
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Herrero-Gonzalez M, Ibañez R. Technical and Environmental Feasibilities of the Commercial Production of NaOH from Brine by Means of an Integrated EDBM and Evaporation Process. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:885. [PMID: 36135904 PMCID: PMC9505344 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12090885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Electrodialysis with bipolar membranes (EDBMs) is a technology that offers a great potential for the introduction of the principles of a circular economy in the desalination industry, by providing a strategy for the recovery of HCl and NaOH from brine via the process of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO). Both chemicals are widely employed in desalination facilities, however NaOH presents a special interest due to its higher requirements and cost. Nevertheless, the standard commercial concentrations that are commonly employed in the facilities cannot be obtained using the state of the art EDBM technology itself. Therefore, the aim and main purpose of this work is to prove the technical and environmental feasibilities of a new approach to produce commercial NaOH (50%wt.) from SWRO brine by means of an integrated process of EDBMs followed by a triple effect evaporation. The global process has been technically evaluated in terms of the specific energy consumption (SEC) (kWh·kg-1 NaOH) and the environmental sustainability performance has been analyzed by its carbon footprint (CF) (kg CO2-eq.·kg-1 NaOH). The influence of the current density, and the power source in the EDBM stage have been evaluated on a laboratory scale while the influence of the feed stream concentration in the evaporation stage has been obtained through simulations using Aspen Plus. The lowest SEC of the integrated process (SECOV), 31.1 kWh·kg-1 NaOH, is obtained when an average current density of 500 A·m-2, provided by a power supply (grid mix), is applied in the EDBM stage. The environmental burdens of the integrated process have been quantified by achieving reductions in the CF by up to 54.7% when solar photovoltaic energy is employed as the power source for EDBMs, with a value of 5.38 kg CO2-eq.·kg-1 NaOH. This study presents a great potential for the introduction of the principles of a circular economy in the water industry through the recovery of NaOH from the high salinity waste stream generated in SWRO facilities and opens the possibility of the reuse of NaOH by its self-supply in the desalination plant.
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Can Sener SE, Thomas VM, Hogan DE, Maier RM, Carbajales-Dale M, Barton MD, Karanfil T, Crittenden JC, Amy GL. Recovery of Critical Metals from Aqueous Sources. ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING 2021; 9:11616-11634. [PMID: 34777924 PMCID: PMC8580379 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c03005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Critical metals, identified from supply, demand, imports, and market factors, include rare earth elements (REE), platinum group metals, precious metals, and other valuable metals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and uranium. Extraction of metals from U.S. saline aqueous, emphasizing saline, sources is explored as an alternative to hardrock ore mining. Potential aqueous sources include seawater, desalination brines, oil-and-gas produced waters, geothermal aquifers, and acid mine drainage, among others. A feasibility assessment reveals opportunities for recovery of lithium, strontium, magnesium, and several REE from select sources, in quantities significant for U.S. manufacturing and for reduction of U.S. reliance on international supply chains. This is a conservative assessment given that water quality data are lacking for a significant number of critical metals in certain sources. The technology landscape for extraction and recovery of critical metals from aqueous sources is explored, identifying relevant processes along with knowledge gaps. Our analysis indicates that aqueous mining would result in much lower environmental impacts on water, air, and land than ore mining. Preliminary assessments of the economics and energy consumption of recovery show potential for recovery of critical metals.
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- Serife E. Can Sener
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 342 Computer Court, Anderson, SC, 29625, USA
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- H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, 755 Ferst Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, 1177 E 4th Street, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, 1177 E 4th Street, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 342 Computer Court, Anderson, SC, 29625, USA
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- Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 342 Computer Court, Anderson, SC, 29625, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 790 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 342 Computer Court, Anderson, SC, 29625, USA
- Corresponding Author; ; phone: 828-333-8850
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Viader G, Casal O, Lefèvre B, de Arespacochaga N, Echevarría C, López J, Valderrama C, Cortina JL. Integration of membrane distillation as volume reduction technology for in-land desalination brines management: Pre-treatments and scaling limitations. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 289:112549. [PMID: 33872872 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Management of in-land reverse osmosis (RO) desalination brines generated from surface brackish waters is a current challenge. Among the different near-Zero and Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) alternatives, Membrane Distillation (MD), in which the transport of water is thermally driven, appears as an attractive technology if a residual heat source is available. The aim of this study was to identify the limits of Direct Contact MD (DCMD) pre-treatments such as acidification and aeration, or the combination of both to quantify the scaling reduction potential when treating a RO brine from surface brackish water. Experimental data were used to evaluate the effectiveness of DCMD to achieve the highest concentration factors, depending on the chosen pre-treatment. Additionally, an economic analysis of the operational cost, taking as case study a site where the current management of the brine is the discharge to the sea, was also carried out. Results showed that pre-treatments enhanced MD performance by increasing the concentration factor achieved and highest volume reductions (about 3 times) were reached with the combination of acidification and aeration pre-treatments. Both processes reduced the precipitation potential of CaCO3(s) by reducing the total inorganic carbon (>90%); however, CaSO4·2H2O(s) precipitated. Results also indicated that even if a waste heat source is available, brine disposal into the sea is the cheapest option, while ZLD alternatives were not attractive in the current regulatory framework since their cost was higher than the discharge to the sea. Other options related to the Minimal Liquid Discharge may be more economically attractive.
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- G Viader
- Water Technology Center CETaqua, Carretera d'Esplugues 75, E-08940, Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC·BarcelonaTECH, C/ Eduard Maristany, 10-14 (Campus Diagonal-Besòs), E-08930 Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Multi Scale Science and Engineering Research Center, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC·BarcelonaTECH, C/ Eduard Maristany, 10-14 (Campus Diagonal-Besòs), E-08930 Barcelona, Spain
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- Water Technology Center CETaqua, Carretera d'Esplugues 75, E-08940, Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
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- Water Technology Center CETaqua, Carretera d'Esplugues 75, E-08940, Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
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- Water Technology Center CETaqua, Carretera d'Esplugues 75, E-08940, Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC·BarcelonaTECH, C/ Eduard Maristany, 10-14 (Campus Diagonal-Besòs), E-08930 Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Multi Scale Science and Engineering Research Center, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC·BarcelonaTECH, C/ Eduard Maristany, 10-14 (Campus Diagonal-Besòs), E-08930 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC·BarcelonaTECH, C/ Eduard Maristany, 10-14 (Campus Diagonal-Besòs), E-08930 Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Multi Scale Science and Engineering Research Center, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC·BarcelonaTECH, C/ Eduard Maristany, 10-14 (Campus Diagonal-Besòs), E-08930 Barcelona, Spain
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- Water Technology Center CETaqua, Carretera d'Esplugues 75, E-08940, Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC·BarcelonaTECH, C/ Eduard Maristany, 10-14 (Campus Diagonal-Besòs), E-08930 Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Multi Scale Science and Engineering Research Center, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC·BarcelonaTECH, C/ Eduard Maristany, 10-14 (Campus Diagonal-Besòs), E-08930 Barcelona, Spain
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