Maano Tshimange
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My research project
Mining of phosphorus in wastewater using forward-osmosis membrane systemPhosphorus (P) is widely used in agriculture as a fertiliser. Contrastingly, when P present in municipal wastewater (MW) is discharged into freshwater bodies, it becomes a contaminant, deteriorating the water quality. If we could recover P from MW, it would be possible to reduce P impact in receiving waters and simultaneously produce valuable P-fertilizers that can be reused in agriculture. Forward-Osmosis (FO) membrane is becoming a promising technology to recover P since it is inexpensive, environmentally friendly and energy-efficient. Although there are many studies on FO in wastewater, there is little information on the purification of the final P-recovered product.
Therefore, my research project aims to evaluate the P-recovery potential by FO and the purification of the final Phosphorus-product. This project will involve various laboratory approaches. The results of this study will provide important information on final P-product purification that will contribute to commercializing of FO in recovering P from MW.
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Phosphorus (P) is widely used in agriculture as a fertiliser. Contrastingly, when P present in municipal wastewater (MW) is discharged into freshwater bodies, it becomes a contaminant, deteriorating the water quality. If we could recover P from MW, it would be possible to reduce P impact in receiving waters and simultaneously produce valuable P-fertilizers that can be reused in agriculture. Forward-Osmosis (FO) membrane is becoming a promising technology to recover P since it is inexpensive, environmentally friendly and energy-efficient. Although there are many studies on FO in wastewater, there is little information on the purification of the final P-recovered product.
Therefore, my research project aims to evaluate the P-recovery potential by FO and the purification of the final Phosphorus-product. This project will involve various laboratory approaches. The results of this study will provide important information on final P-product purification that will contribute to commercializing of FO in recovering P from MW.
