The rapid increase in the use of natural resources with the growing world population and the limited nature of these resources make it essential to manage them with a circular economy approach.
With this approach, it should be seen as an important potential to recover nitrogen and phosphorus elements, which are of great importance for our vital activities, from Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) wastewater and transform them into sustainable and renewable resources.
TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (MAM) Environment and Cleaner Production Institute (ÇTÜE) carries out zero waste studies by preventing pollution at the source in wastewater treatment plants in various provinces of Turkey. We ensure the recovery of nutrients in the form of Struvite in wastewater treatment plants.
- Recovery of nutrients such as N and P from wastewater sources in an environmentally friendly way.
- Struvite recovery means using secondary resources as raw materials in the context of the circular economy.
- Struvite recovery offers a self-sustainable solution in municipal wastewater treatment plants.
- Helps to meet wastewater discharge limits.
- It offers income opportunities.
- Fertilizer extraction from wastewater by precipitation is an energy positive, environmentally friendly and economical process.
Pilot plant design and pilot plant operation manuals were prepared for the recovery of nutrients (struvite, MgNH4PO4.6H2O) from treatment sludge, supernatant solutions and syngas generated in various units of İzmir Çiğli WWTP.
