Recent Advances in Bioelectrochemical Systems for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Recovery Using Membranes
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Publication date
2023-02-02ISSN
2077-0375
Abstract
Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) have emerged as a technology that is able to recover resources from different kinds of substrates, especially wastewater. Nutrient recovery, mostly based on membrane reactor configuration, is a clear niche for BES application. The recovery of nitrogen or phosphorus allows for treatment of wastewater while simultaneously collecting a concentrated stream with nutrients that can be reintroduced into the system, becoming a circular economy solution. The aim of this study is to review recent advances in membrane-based BESs for nitrogen and phosphorus recovery and compare the recovery efficiencies and energy requirements of each system. Finally, there is a discussion of the main issues that arise from using membrane-based BESs. The results presented in this review show that it would be beneficial to intensify research on BESs to improve recovery efficiencies at the lowest construction cost in order to take the final step towards scaling up and commercialising this technology.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
502 - The environment and its protection
Pages
22
Publisher
MDPI
Is part of
Membranes
Citation
Cerrillo, Míriam, Victor Riau, and August Bonmatí. 2023. "Recent Advances In Bioelectrochemical Systems For Nitrogen And Phosphorus Recovery Using Membranes". Membranes 13 (2): 186. doi:10.3390/membranes13020186.
Grant agreement number
MINECO/Programa Estatal de I+D+I orientada a los retos de la sociedad/RTA2015-00079-C02-01/ES/Uso de reactores bioelectroquímicos para optimizar la recuperación de energía y nutrientes de aguas residuales de alta carga/
MICIU/Programa Estatal de generación del conocimiento y fortalecimiento científico y tecnológico del sistema I+D+I y Programa Estatal de I+D+I orientada a los retos de la sociedad/PID2020-118830RR-I00/ES/Mitigación de emisiones y recuperación de recursos en balsas de purines mediante sistemas bioelectroquímicos/GEMBESH
Program
Sostenibilitat en Biosistemes
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