Over the last 15 years, urine treatment technologies have developed from lab studies of a
few pioneers to an interesting innovation, attracting attention from a growing number of …

Wastewater nutrient recovery holds promise for more sustainable water and agricultural
industries. We critically review three emerging membrane processes–forward osmosis (FO) …

The need for better nutrient management has spurred efforts towards more comprehensive
recycling of nutrients contained in human excreta to agriculture. Research in this direction …

Recovering nitrogen from separately collected urine can potentially reduce costs and energy
of wastewater nitrogen removal and fertilizer production. Through benchtop experiments, we …

Urine contains most of the nutrients excreted by humans. They are mainly released into the
environment and contribute to the strong disruption of planetary biogeochemical cycles …

There has been a considerable expansion in the use of desalination plants for supplying
potable water to many communities in the world. However, the production of brine, which is …

To address the shortcomings of modern wastewater treatment, Ecological Sanitation
(EcoSan) has been advocated as a sustainable approach to promote closed-loop flows of …

Wastewater is a significant environmental and public health concern which management is
a constant challenge since antiquity. Wastewater research has increased exponentially over …

Urine is a valuable “waste” stream that could potentially be used to off-set the need to mine
and produce synthetic fertilizers. There is an urgent need for new sources of key nutrients …

The global demand for a constant supply of fertilizer is increasing with the booming of the
population. Nowadays more focus is given to the recovery and reuse of the nutrients rather …