Nutrient Removal News

  1. Decarbonised Ammonia Production Treats Nitrate-Contaminated Water 8/29/2024

    The development of a reactor that decarbonises the production of ammonia has the potential to remove the need for denitrification at wastewater plants.

  2. Exploring Options For The Sustainable Management Of Phosphorus 8/14/2024

    Phosphorus is an essential mineral present in many everyday foods and crucial for human health. It is also a critical nutrient for plants, making it a key ingredient in the production of fertilizers.

  3. Rice-Built Reactor Yields Green Ammonia And Purified Water 8/12/2024

    Ammonia plays a critical role in sustaining food production for the world’s growing population, but making it accounts for about 2% of global energy consumption and 1.4% of carbon dioxide emissions. Rice University engineers have developed a revolutionary reactor design that could decarbonize ammonia production while also mitigating water pollution.

  4. Lystek And Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District Were Jointly Awarded CASA's Excellence In Innovation And Resilience Award 8/8/2024

    Lystek International (Lystek) and the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District (FFSD) have jointly been recognized for the Excellence in Innovation and Resiliency award by the California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA).

  5. Tech Professor Receives NSF Investment On Mobile Energy-Water Research 7/23/2024

    The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced a $77.8M investment in 14 projects through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).

  6. Phosphorus Removal Options Explored In Collaborative Trials 7/1/2024

    Alternative approaches to phosphorus removal at rural wastewater treatment works are being explored in an innovation project led by United Utilities.

  7. ANDRITZ Starts Up New Surface Treatment Line For Aluminum Strip At AMAG 6/12/2024

    International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully completed the delivery, installation, and start-up of the new continuous surface treatment line and integrated wastewater treatment plant at AMAG rolling GmbH in Ranshofen, Austria.

  8. Housebuilding Supported As Government Tackles Water Pollution At Source 5/24/2024

    The government has today (Friday 24 May) set out measures to tackle pollution at source and enable the construction of thousands of homes, as it publishes a list of over 140 wastewater treatment works legally required to be upgraded in areas affected by nutrient neutrality advice.

  9. Scientists Build Mobile Laboratory To Tackle Phosphorus Pollution In UK Waterways 5/24/2024

    Scientists from the University of Portsmouth have partnered with water companies and industry experts to tackle phosphorus pollution, which is a growing problem in UK waterways due to agricultural runoff and wastewater effluents.

  10. EasyMining Announces Investment In World's First Ash2phos Plant For Phosphorus Recovery In Germany 5/15/2024

    EasyMining and Gelsenwasser, partners in the joint venture Phosphorgewinnung Schkopau GmbH (PGS), have committed to a significant investment to establish world's first plant for phosphorus recovery based on the Ash2Phos technology in Schkopau, Germany.