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STOWAreport: on techniques for phosphate recovery at the sewage treatment plant and sludge incinerat
14-12-2011 Recently STOWA Foundation for Applied Water Research has published a report called Phosphate recovery in communal waste water treatment plants It describes multiple techniques and processes to recover phosphates from...Read more »
SNB signs Phosphate Recycling Chain Agreement
04-10-2011On 4 October 201, Slibverwerking Noord-Brabant (SNB) co-signed the Ketenakkoord Fosfaatkringloop (Phosphate Recycling Chain Agreement) with 19 other parties. The other signatories included the Unie van Waterschappen, LTO Nederland and the national government, represented by Minister of State Atsma. In the agreement the parties agreed to ensure that as much phosphate as possible is recycled in an environmentally responsible manner. After all, phosphates are an important raw material for food production.Read more »
The future of human nature is dependent of phosphate
15-09-2011At the website "Welt online" you find the article "Am Phosphor hängt das Schicksal der Menschheit"Read more »
Waste water supplies sustainable power and artificial fertilizer
03-08-2011 Immediately after the summer the Water Board Hunze en Aas will start a new purification process at the sewage treatment plant in Scheemda In this process products such as artificial fertilizer are recovered from waste water whilst at...Read more »
Cabinet memorandum on raw materials calls for phosphate recovery from waste water
20-07-2011 On the 15 th of July the Cabinet presented a raw materials memorandum to the Lower House The reason behind the memorandum is the growing world population and the associated increasing demand for raw materials The Cabinet is therefore...Read more »
From sewage sludge to fertilizer
27-05-2011SNB, EcoPhos and HVC research the recovery of raw material phosphate from waste Read more »
The Phosphate balance– current developments and future outlook
27-05-2011The InnovationNetwork recently published a report about the global phosphate issueRead more »
Successful experiments in Africa with organic fertilizer made from sludge ash
23-03-2011 In association with the Louis Bolk Institute and the Austrian company Ash Dec since January 2011 Outotec in 2010 experiments were performed with fertilizer produced from sludge incineration ash This ash is used in Ghana and Uganda for the fertilisation...Read more »
Research into phosphate recovery from animal manure
15-03-2011 Alterra has performed an exploratory study into the technical possibilities and agriculturaleconomic perspectives of phosphate recovery from animal manure In addition to a literature and desk study for the purpose of the research various meetings were held with...Read more »
Successful launch of Nutrients Platform – from phosphate crisis to nutrient challenge
19-01-2011 Join up now That was the message to approximately 100 interested parties on 13 January during the morning programme of the launch of the Nutrients Platform at UnescoIHE in Delft The Nutrients Platform is a network of stakeholders from various...Read more »
