Nutrient Removal News

1. With A Molecule And A Membrane, A Better Way To Convert Contamination Into Fuel 6/23/2025

   Electrochemically converting the nitrate found in contaminated water into ammonia offers a potentially environmentally friendly solution for both water treatment and developing fossil-free fertilizer and carbon-free fuels.

2. EY US Announces Dr. Martin Gross Of Gross-Wen Technologies As An Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Heartland Award Winner 6/23/2025

   Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) has announced that Dr. Martin Gross, CEO and founder of Gross-Wen Technologies, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Heartland Award winner.

3. Fighting The Foam: Scientists Discover "Dark Matter" Solution 6/17/2025

   Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) often struggle with foaming in treatment tanks. Foaming, particularly from stable foams, can disrupt biological processes and often need costly chemicals to control.

4. Danone And Leprino Strengthen Partnership To Reduce GHG And Dairy Methane Emissions, Using BioFiltro Technology 6/12/2025

   Danone and Leprino have extended their existing business relationship for the supply of dairy ingredients by signing a multi-year agreement focused on sustainability.

    

5. New Hydrogel Treatments Turn Water Waste Into Fertilizer 6/11/2025

   Excessive nutrients in wastewater can lead to detrimental discharges into natural water bodies, prompting harmful algal blooms with severe environmental and economic repercussions.

6. Researchers Create New Way To Remove Phosphorus From Contaminated Water 6/11/2025

   Researchers have created an inexpensive hydrogel that can filter phosphorus from contaminated surface waters, drinking water supplies or wastewater streams to reduce phosphorus pollution and reuse the phosphorus for agricultural and industrial applications.

7. EU Approves Recycled Phosphorus For Use In Organic Farming 6/9/2025

   The European Commission has approved recovered calcium phosphate for use as fertiliser in organic agriculture.

8. Managing Algae Removal From Water Reuse Schemes 6/3/2025

   Water reuse schemes have been implemented across Australia over the last two decades, reducing our reliance on potable water use.

9. Foam Fractionation Tackles Tough PFAS Streams 5/28/2025

   AqueoUS Vets, a US-based water contaminant removal technology specialist, has released a novel foam fractionation system that can handle tough-to-treat Per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) streams from industrial processes.

10. No Laughing Matter: Cause Of Nitrous Oxide In Wastewater Treatment Discovered 5/27/2025

    Most wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) professionals know that nitrous oxide (N₂O), also known as laughing gas, is released from tanks during nutrient removal processes. This potent greenhouse gas is produced by the organisms that clean the water. The exact amount of laughing gas emissions change throughout the day and year, peaking in colder seasons. For years, the reason for this variation has been unknown, which has made it difficult to control.