Abstract
The gas-permeable membrane process can recover ammonia from manure, reducing pollution whilst converting ammonia into an ammonium salt fertilizer. The process involves manure pH control to increase ammonium (NH4+) recovery rate that is normally carried out using an alkali. In this study a new strategy to avoid the use of alkali was tested applying low-rate aeration and nitrification inhibition. The wastewater used was raw swine manure with 2390 mg NH4+–N/L. Results showed that aeration increased pH above 8.5 allowing quick transformation of NH4+ into gaseous ammonia (NH3) and efficient recovery by permeation through the submerged membrane. The overall NH4+ recovery obtained with aeration was 98% and ammonia emissions losses were less than 1.5%. The new approach can substitute large amounts of alkali chemicals needed to obtain high NH4+ recovery with important economic and environmental savings.
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