Phosphorus is a vital resource for sustaining agriculture and nutrition, but a limited non-renewable resource. Thus, the recovery of phosphorus from waste activated sludge(WAS) was attempted by microwave heating and magnesium ammonium phosphorus(MAP) crystallization. Polyphosphate-accumulating organisms(PAOs) in WAS release phosphate from the cell when they are exposed to high temperature environments. Microwave heating caused phosphorus and ammonia to release from WAS. The amount was increased with increasing temperature, showing that 88.5% of polyphosphate present in the cells were released in the form of phosphate at 80oC. A similar result was also observed in the release of ammonia. On the other hand, both phosphorus and ammonia were crystallized with magnesium, and then was harvested as MAP. Phosphorus recovery rate reached almost 97.8%, but the ammonia was about 13.4%. These results cleary indicate that phosphorus could be recovered from WAS using a physiological trait of PAOs. Heavy metal analyses also show that the MAP crystal is useful and safe as a phosphorus fertilizer.

Phosphorus (P) is a limited, essential, and irreplaceable nutrient for the biological activity of all the living organisms. Sewage sludge ash (SSA) is one of the most important secondary P resources due to its high P content. The SSA has been intensively investigated to recover P by wet chemicals (acid or alkali). Even though H2SO4 was mainly used to extract P because of its low cost and accessibility, the formation of CaSO4 (gypsum) hinders its use. Heavy metals in the SSA also cause a significant problem in P recovery since fertilizer needs to meet government standards for human health. Therefore, P recovery process with selective heavy metal removal needs to be developed. In this paper some of the most advanced P recovery processes have been introduced and discussed their technical characteristics. The results showed that further research is needed to identify the chemical mechanisms of P transformation in the recovery process and to increase P recovery efficiency and the yields.

유지(由地)의 경사도(傾斜度)(10˚, 20˚, 30˚) 및 3 요소(要素)(N-P2O5-K2O)의 시용수준(施用水準)(0-0-0, 14-10-10, 28-25-25, 42-40-40kg/10a)이 겉뿌림 산지초지(山地草地)(orchardgrass, tall fescue, redtop, ladino clover 혼파(混播)의 조성(造成), 생산성(生産性), 식생(植生) 및 목초품질등(牧草品質等)에 미

We investigated the effects of leaching concentration (0.1 ~ 1.0 M) and time (1 ~ 120 min) on the phosphorus recovery from ash and dried sewage sludge produced by titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) flocculation by acidic (H2SO4 and HCl) or alkaline (KOH and NaOH) leaching. The extraction efficiencies of dried sludge were 2.7 ~ 12.6% for H2SO4, 2.5 ~ 10.5% for HCl, 3.6 ~ 9.6% for KOH, and 7.1 ~ 9.9% for NaOH with 1 M, and the maximum efficiency was obtained within 45 min. The maximum %P extracted of sludge ash was 83.1 for H2SO4, 80.2 for HCl, 51.2 for KOH, and 51.2 for NaOH with 1 M, obtained within 45 min. The rate constants (min−1) for the leaching of P from sludge ash were found to be 1.199 for H2SO4, 1.026 for HCl, 0.264 for KOH, and 0.622 for NaOH. The P leaching increased with the increase in leaching concentration, and the maximum leaching for ash was obtained within 0.3 M, regardless of acidic or alkaline leaching. The overall results indicate that the ash of TiCl4 flocculated sewage sludge can be treated with H2SO4 to efficiently recover P.

This study was conducted to investigate the feasibility of nutrient recovery and reuse from centrate, which was produced by the centrifugal dewatering of anaerobic digested sludge. A continuous stirred reactor was operated for 3 months to recover phosphorous and nitrogen as magnesium ammonium phosphate (MAP) crystals from the centrate. More than 95% of phosphate could be recovered from the centrate into the crystalline materials. The contents of TP and TN in the crystalline materials were 28.1% and 5.17%, respectively. Some heavy metals were identified, but remained under Korean standards for organic fertilizer. On the other hand, X ray diffraction analysis clearly showed that the crystalline materials was MAP crystals. However, chemical analyses suggested that some undesirable crystals like magnesium potassium phosphate or hydroxyapatite might be formed during the MAP crystallization. Nevertheless, both results strongly confirmed that the MAP crystals could be a useful and valuable nutrient fertilizer, which slowly and continuously releases essential nutrients in response to the demand from farming and planting.

국내 하수처리장에서는 방류수에 총인 규제의 강화에 대응하기 위해 응집제와 여과 혹은 가압 부상 등의 방법을 이용하여 인을 물리·화학적으로 처리고 있으며, 사용되는 응집제는 주로 황산반토, PAC(poly aluminum chloride)등을 이용되고 있다. 그리고 처리 과정에서 발생되는 슬러지(이하에서는 총인 슬러지라고 함)는 별도로 탈수하거나 처리장의 여건에 따라 소화 슬러지와 통합하여 탈수하여 처분되고 있는 실정이다. 총인 슬러지에는 다량의 알루미늄과 인이 함께 함유되어 있으며, D시 하수처리장에 발생되는 총인 슬러지를 대상으로 하여 분석한 결과, 알루미늄이 150~220g/kg, 총인이 16~23g/kg정도 함유되어 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 함유량은 다량의 응집제를 사용하는 정수 공정에서 발생되는 슬러지의 알루미늄 함유량(110~140g/kg)에 비해서도 높은 값임을 알 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 D시의 하수처리장 중에서 총인 슬러지를 별도로 탈수 처리하고 있는 처리장의 슬러지를 대상으로 비료의 원료로 사용할 수 있는 인과 응집제로 재사용을 위한 알루미늄의 회수를 위한 기초적 조건을 검토하고 회수한 응집제의 인의 회수능과 분리 회수한 인의 순도에 대한 검토를 실시하였다. 회수한 응집제의 경우는 황산반토와 유사한 인의 제거능을 보였으나, Hydroxylapatite의 형태로 회수한 인의 경우는 알루미늄과의 완전한 분리가 이루어지지 않아 중량 단위로 인에 비해 3배 이상의 알루미늄이 되어 있는 것으로 나타났지만, 총인 슬러지에 있어서 인의 함유량이 알루미늄의 약 10배 정도임을 감안한다면, 약 70%의 알루미늄을 제거한 알루미늄과 결합되어 있을 가능성이 높은 Hydroxylapatite를 얻을 수 있었다.

This study evaluated the feasibility of recovering and recycling nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from livestock excreta as struvite (MgNH4PO4·6H2O) in South Korea. Our experimental results showed that struvite precipitation was a very effective way to recover N and P from livestock excreta. Moreover, our study demonstrated that struvite precipitates from livestock excreta (SPL) contain higher concentrations of N, P, and magnesium (Mg) as compared to compost and liquid manure from livestock excreta. In addition, although SPL contain high concentrations of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), they meet the fertilizer criteria for concentrations of heavy metals. In South Korea, SPL cannot currently be used as a fertilizer due to legal constraints. Legal permission for SPL use would offer greater choice in livestock excreta management. In conclusion, recovery and recycling of N and P from livestock excreta as struvite can be an effective tool for managing nutrients in livestock excreta.

In this study, enhancement of phosphorus and nitrogen recovery efficiency from livestock manure through Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate (MAP) crystallization method has been suggested as an alternative to solve the problems of the existing phosphorus resource recovery method. It can become a useful fertilizer. This study focused on improvement of phosphorus resource recovery by changing energy density of ultrasonic dose for MAP crystallization. Solubilization rate (as phosphate/phosphorus) of phosphorus in livestock manure was measured by ultrasonic treatment. The energy density range of 100-50,000 of ultrasonic dose was determined. Optimal ultrasonic energy density was 1,000 dose as 64.5% of phosphate ratio. However, when the higher than 1,000 dose of ultrasonic energy density did not more improve phosphate solubilization ratio. Consequently, when use ultrasonic treatment at 1,000 dose of energy density, the phosphorus could recover approximately 65% from livestock manure by MAP crystallization. Moreover, this MAP becomes more valuable due to its nature as a slow-release fertilizer.