An integral approach to sludge handling in a WWTP operated for EBPR aiming phosphorus recovery: simulation of alternatives, LCA and LCC analyses

M Roldán, A Bouzas, A Seco, E Mena, Á Mayor… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
As phosphorus is a non-renewable resource mainly used to produce fertilizers and helps to
provide food all over the world, the proper management of its reserves is a global concern …

Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal at low Sludge Retention Time in view of its integration in A-stage systems

C Chan, A Guisasola, JA Baeza - Water Research, 2017 - Elsevier
The two-stage A/B WWTP configuration is being studied as a possible wastewater treatment
with low energy consumption or even with a net energy generation. The first phase, A-stage …

Sludge management modeling to enhance P-recovery as struvite in wastewater treatment plants

N Martí, R Barat, A Seco, L Pastor, A Bouzas - Journal of Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Interest in phosphorus (P) recovery and reuse has increased in recent years as supplies of P
are declining. After use, most of the P remains in wastewater, making Wastewater Treatment …

Implementation of a global P-recovery system in urban wastewater treatment plants

A Bouzas, N Martí, S Grau, R Barat, D Mangin… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Current wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) paradigm is moving towards the so-called
water resource recovery facilities in which sewage is considered a source of valuable …

Modelling the start-up of a full-scale biological phosphorous and nitrogen removing WWTP

SCF Meijer, MCM Van Loosdrecht, JJ Heijnen - Water Research, 2002 - Elsevier
In this paper we simulated the start-up of a full-scale biological phosphorus and nitrogen
removing (BPNR) wastewater treatment plant (wwtp). For the simulation we used a …

Bio-P release in the final clarifiers of a large WWTP with co-precipitation: Key factors and troubleshooting

G Bertanza, R Pedrazzani, L Manili, L Menoni - Chemical engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
Phosphorus removal by chemical precipitation is a well-established and widely used
technique in municipal waste water treatment plants (WWTPs). Very low effluent …

Evaluating the opportunities for mainstream P-recovery in anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic systems

M Cheng, C Zhang, A Guisasola, JA Baeza - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mainstream P-recovery can help wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to effectively
maintain good enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) while helping to recover P …

Optimisation of sludge line management to enhance phosphorus recovery in WWTP

N Marti, J Ferrer, A Seco, A Bouzas - Water research, 2008 - Elsevier
The management of the sludge treatment line can be optimized to reduce uncontrolled
phosphorus precipitation in the anaerobic digester and to enhance phosphorus recovery in …

[HTML][HTML] The simulation of nutrient fluxes in wastewater treatment plants with EBPR

D Wild, H Siegrist - Water Research, 1999 - Elsevier
The introduction of enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) for wastewater
treatment not only affects the activated sludge plant itself, but also the connected process …

Achieving combined biological short-cut nitrogen and phosphorus removal in a one sludge system with side-stream sludge treatment

X Lu, H Duan, A Oehmen, G Carvalho, Z Yuan, L Ye - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Biological nitrogen (N) removal via the short-cut pathway (NH 4+-N→ NO 2−-N→ N 2) is
economically attractive in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). However, biological …