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Innovative Approach to Sustainable Fertilizer Production: Leveraging Electrically Assisted Conversion of Sewage Sludge for Nutrient Recovery.

Gerardine G Botte, Dayana Donneys-Victoria, Christian E Alvarez-Pugliese, Jedidian Adjei, Selin Sahin, Nathan W Wilson, Kayleigh Millerick, Amy Hardberger, Ariel L Furst, Nicole Hu and 1 more

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Article in ACS omega, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Gerardine G BotteInstitute for Sustainability and Circular Economy, Chemical and Electrochemical Technology and Innovation Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5678-6669
Dayana Donneys-VictoriaInstitute for Sustainability and Circular Economy, Chemical and Electrochemical Technology and Innovation Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States.
Christian E Alvarez-PuglieseInstitute for Sustainability and Circular Economy, Chemical and Electrochemical Technology and Innovation Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States.
Jedidian AdjeiInstitute for Sustainability and Circular Economy, Chemical and Electrochemical Technology and Innovation Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States.
Selin SahinInstitute for Sustainability and Circular Economy, Chemical and Electrochemical Technology and Innovation Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States.
Nathan W WilsonInstitute for Sustainability and Circular Economy, Chemical and Electrochemical Technology and Innovation Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States.
Kayleigh MillerickDepartment of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States.
Amy HardbergerCenter for Water Law and Policy, School of Law, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, United States.
Ariel L FurstDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9583-9703
Nicole HuSchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, United States.
Andrew J MedfordSchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8311-9581

Funding

The MIT Superfund Research Program: A Systems Approach for the Protection of Human Health from Hazardous ChemicalsP42ES027707 · NIEHS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI Desiree Plata · 2017 to 2026
$22.2M
NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES027707
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Efforts addressing sludge management, food security, and resource recovery have led to novel approaches in these areas. Electrically assisted conversion of sludge stands out as a promising technology for sewage sludge valorization, producing nitrogen and phosphorus-based fertilizers. The adoption of this technology, which could lead to a fertilizer circular economy, holds the potential to catalyze a transformative change in wastewater treatment facilities toward process intensification, innovation, and sustainability. This paper provides insights into the economic aspects of the technology, policy considerations, and challenges involved in realizing the potential of electrified processes for sludge valorization. To demonstrate the impact of the technology, a case study for its implementation in the United States assuming the municipal wastewater treatment plants market is discussed. It was found that electrically assisted sludge conversion could enable the recovery of nitrogen and phosphorus from waste, representing up to 9% of the nitrogen and 32% of the phosphorus consumption of the U.S. for fertilizer use. This technology also enables full electrification and modularization of the process, thereby presenting significant economic and environmental opportunities.

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PMID39713698
PMCPMC11656355

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