SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF PHOSPHATE FROM WASTEWATER AS GRANULAR NATURAL STRUVITE

Fuente: WIPO "organic farming"
A system and method for recovering phosphate from wastewater by dosing mineral products to create struvite crystals, optionally in continuous manner, harvesting the crystals, and converting the crystals into granular natural fertilizers. There is a liquid container having an interior thereof and an outlet therefrom, with the interior configured to receive wastewater in at least a mostly liquid form and the wastewater contains at least phosphate. Added to the wastewater are a calcined magnesite source and a water-soluble magnesium mineral source, and there is a crystal collector under the outlet of the liquid container. There is a post-crystallization granulator or pelletizing machine to transform the harvested struvite crystals. There can be a control system to administer these steps between the components. Air can also be introduced to the mixture to assist in the production of struvite.