Burapha University International Conference, BUU-2014

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Recovery of Magnesium, Ammonium and Phosphate as Struvite Precipitation from Anaerobic Spent Wash of Ethanol Wastewater
Patthanant Natpinit

Last modified: 2014-05-30

Abstract


A bench-scale of struvite precipitation was carried out in this research. The objective of this investigation was to recovery of Mg2+, NH4+ and PO43- from ethanol wastewater as slow released fertilizer. The bench scale operated in 4 sequences as feed, mix, settle and drain. Recovery of Mg2+, NH4+ and PO43-as struvite or Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate (MAP) was at pH 8.5 and the molar ratio of Mg2+:NH4+:PO43- as 1.1:1:1. The results indicated that the percents of Mg2+, NH4+ and PO43- in struvite were 11%, 4% and 36% respectively. The removal efficiency of Mg2+, NH4+ and PO43-were 90.62%, 68.01% and 91.68% respectively. The solubility of struvite was not depend on the time range but there was impact with quantity of water. Therefore, the precipitated struvite had solubility rate as 55.88% or solubility equilibrium as 500 mg/l re 0.05% by w/v. The ratio of N:P:K of precipitated struvite was at 3.1:2.6:1.0 that can be mixed with biofertilizer as ratio 1:3 to produce chemical-organic compost. So, the mixed compost can be applied to leaf-plant and flower-plant.


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