US 12,304,842 B2Granted

Method for recovering phosphorus from sludge rich in chemical phosphorus precipitates using high-protein biomass waste

AssigneeTongji University

InventorsYongmei Li, Zhipeng Zhang, Qian Ping, Wenjie Guo, Lin Wang

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Abstract

Disclosed is a method for recovering phosphorus from sludge rich in chemical phosphorus precipitates using a high-protein biomass waste, comprising introducing the sludge rich in chemical phosphorus precipitates into an anaerobic fermenter, adding a certain amount of a high-protein biomass by-product, sealing the fermenter and fermenting for 4-7 days. The method can effectively increase the phosphorus release efficiency from the sludge, and also generate volatile short-chain fatty acids and ammonia nitrogen in high concentrations. After dewatering, phosphorus and part of ammonia nitrogen can be recovered in a form of high-purity struvite crystals only by addition of a magnesium salt and adjustment of pH to 7.5-9.0. The volatile short-chain fatty acids can be used as an economical carbon source. The method allows simultaneous utilization of two solid wastes to recover carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus resources, and can reduce the usage of chemical reagents, saving the treatment cost.

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A method for recovering phosphorus from sludge rich in chemical phosphorus precipitates using a high-protein biomass waste, comprising steps of:

(1) introducing the sludge rich in chemical phosphorus precipitates into an anaerobic fermenter, adding a high-protein biomass waste in proportion according to a total chemical oxygen demand of the sludge, removing oxygen to form an anaerobic environment, sealing the fermenter, and co-fermenting the sludge and the high-protein biomass waste at 25-35° C. for 4-7 days, to effectively release phosphorus from the sludge rich in chemical phosphorus precipitates;
(2) dewatering the sludge after being co-fermented in the step (1) to obtain a dewatered sludge liquor;
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(3) adding an appropriate amount of a magnesium salt to the dewatered sludge liquor obtained in the step (2), adjusting pH to 7.5-9.0, stirring for 30 minutes and then standing for precipitation to obtain struvite crystals, and recovering the phosphorus in a form of the struvite crystals from the sludge,
wherein the high-protein biomass waste comprises silkworm chrysalis powder.

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