Global phosphorus recovery from wastewater for agricultural reuse

Kok, Dirk-Jan D.; Pande, Saket; van Lier, Jules B.; Ortigara, Angela R. C.; Savenije, Hubert; Uhlenbrook, Stefan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5781-2018

Articles | Volume 22, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5781-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5781-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 22, issue 11

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12 Nov 2018

Research article | Highlight paper |

| 12 Nov 2018

Global phosphorus recovery from wastewater for agricultural reuse

Dirk-Jan D. Kok, Saket Pande, Jules B. van Lier, Angela R. C. Ortigara, Hubert Savenije, and Stefan Uhlenbrook

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5781-2018-supplement

Model code and software

Global Phopshorus Recovery from Watstewater for Agricultural Reuse Project: Model and Results D.-J. D. Kok https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-286-6b5v

Short summary

Phosphorus (P) is important to global food security. Thus it is concerning that natural P reserves are predicted to deplete within the century. Here we explore the potential of P recovery from wastewater (WW) at global scale. We identify high production and demand sites to determine optimal market prices and trade flows. We show that 20 % of the agricultural demand can be met, yet only 4 % can be met economically. Nonetheless, this recovery stimulates circular economic development in WW treatment.