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Project #5146

Biorecovery of Nutrients from Municipal Wastewaters with Co-production of Biofuels and Other Bioproducts

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In Progress
Principal Investigator
Juergen
Polle
Research Manager
Sydney Samples
Contractor
MicroBio Engineering Inc.
Resource Recovery
Phosphorus

Abstract

This project will demonstrate the promising application of algae for phosphorus control at a lower cost than conventional biological phosphorus removal and which offers pathways for energy and resource recovery. Algal technologies hold the potential to support energy neutrality through biofuels production. The results will provide significant benefits for the water industry, and in particular, utilities in states like Florida with high phosphorus loading due to agricultural adjacency. This project is funded through the U.S. Department of Energy.