Advancement in Ion Exchange Processes for Municipal Wastewater Nutrient Recovery

Authors

Allen T. Williams, Marquette University
Brooke K. Mayer, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Language

eng

Format of Original

12 p.

Publication Date

2013

Publisher

Water Environment Federation

Source Publication

Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation

Source ISSN

1938-6478

Abstract

Interest in the recovery of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater has increased as it provides a way of securing nutrient supply for crops, reducing energy costs in obtaining raw nutrients, and reducing eutrophication in waterways resulting from discharge of nutrients. For mainstream recovery, alternative nutrient removal technologies such as ion exchange (IX) must be considered to concentrate the nutrients in order for recovery to be economical. Nutrients are concentrated in the regenerant of IX. Batch and column tests were conducted to optimize desorption of NH₄⁺ and maintain IX capacity. During batch testing with clinoptilolite for NH₄⁺ exchange, regeneration with 8% NaCl or 7.5% NaCl at pH=12 maintained 84% of initial IX capacity after 7 IX cycles. When operating an NH₄⁺ IX column treating with secondary clarifier effluent dosed with nutrients, 120 bed volumes of sample was reduced from 32 mg/l to less than 1 mg/l NH₄^-N.

Comments

Published as part of the proceedings of the conference, WEFTEC 2013: 6474-6485. Permalink.

Recommended Citation

Williams, Allen T. and Mayer, Brooke K., "Advancement in Ion Exchange Processes for Municipal Wastewater Nutrient Recovery" (2013). Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research and Publications. 110.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/civengin_fac/110