TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of electrodialysis technology in nutrient recovery from wastewater
T2 - A review
AU - Meng, Jizhong
AU - Shi, Xiaoxiao
AU - Wang, Shun
AU - Hu, Zhenhu
AU - Koseoglu-Imer, Derya Y.
AU - Lens, Piet N.L.
AU - Zhan, Xinmin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors
PY - 2024/8
Y1 - 2024/8
N2 - As the global population growth intensifies the demand for fertilisers to ensure food security, the use of sustainable nutrient sources becomes increasingly important. This review critically examines the emerging role of electrodialysis (ED) in the sustainable recovery of essential nutrients - nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium - from wastewater. ED emerges as a viable, energy-efficient alternative to conventional nutrient recovery methods. This review provides an in-depth exploration of ED's principles, technological evolution, and its comparative efficacy against established nutrient recovery processes like struvite crystallization and gas stripping. Focusing on diverse wastewater types such as municipal wastewater, urine, and digestate, this review outlines the various applications of ED, highlighting its adaptability and efficiency. Additionally, this review addresses the challenges in ED application, such as energy consumption and membrane fouling, and offers a comprehensive analysis and future directions to enhance its feasibility and performance. This review is of significant importance for promoting resource utilisation of wastewater and the development of sustainable agriculture, providing new perspectives and directions for future research and applications.
AB - As the global population growth intensifies the demand for fertilisers to ensure food security, the use of sustainable nutrient sources becomes increasingly important. This review critically examines the emerging role of electrodialysis (ED) in the sustainable recovery of essential nutrients - nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium - from wastewater. ED emerges as a viable, energy-efficient alternative to conventional nutrient recovery methods. This review provides an in-depth exploration of ED's principles, technological evolution, and its comparative efficacy against established nutrient recovery processes like struvite crystallization and gas stripping. Focusing on diverse wastewater types such as municipal wastewater, urine, and digestate, this review outlines the various applications of ED, highlighting its adaptability and efficiency. Additionally, this review addresses the challenges in ED application, such as energy consumption and membrane fouling, and offers a comprehensive analysis and future directions to enhance its feasibility and performance. This review is of significant importance for promoting resource utilisation of wastewater and the development of sustainable agriculture, providing new perspectives and directions for future research and applications.
KW - Electrodialysis
KW - Energy consumption
KW - Membrane fouling
KW - Nutrient recovery
KW - Wastewater
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85199453835&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.105855
DO - 10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.105855
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85199453835
SN - 2214-7144
VL - 65
JO - Journal of Water Process Engineering
JF - Journal of Water Process Engineering
M1 - 105855
ER -