Phosphorus and Fluoride Recovery from Wastewater and Sludge
This community develops methods to remove and recover phosphorus and fluoride from wastewater, sewage sludge, and aqueous solutions, primarily to treat water and reclaim nutrients.
The research focuses on adsorption using biochar, layered double hydroxides, and modified zeolites, alongside biological processes like anaerobic digestion and activated sludge systems. A significant portion of the work addresses the simultaneous removal of nitrogen, phosphorus, and fluoride, with specific attention to phosphate adsorption mechanisms and the recovery of ammonia. The materials studied include lanthanum-based compounds, activated carbon, and various metal-organic frameworks, applied to municipal wastewater, drinking water, and industrial effluents.
The largest share of the community's output is found in phosphorus research, accounting for 9.5% of all tracked phosphorus papers, and 3,542 papers here. Fluorine research constitutes 4.4% of that element's literature, with 1,364 papers, while lanthanum research accounts for 4.4% of its literature with 804 papers.
The community comprises 11,088 papers, publishing most frequently in the Journal of Water Process Engineering, Bioresource Technology, and Water Research.
Recent work continues to focus on advanced adsorbents for phosphate and fluoride removal, including lanthanum-modified zeolites and magnesium-aluminum layered double hydroxides, as well as strategies for ammonia recovery and the optimization of anaerobic digestion processes.
Papers behind this description
- Fluoride contamination in groundwater: A global review of the status, processes, challenges, and remedial measures — Geoscience Frontiers, 2023 — doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2023.101734
- Global analysis and prediction of fluoride in groundwater — Nature Communications, 2022 — doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31940-x
- Impact of anaerobic co‑digestion of ryegrass (RG) and cow manure (CM) on methane production and kinetic analysis — Results in Engineering, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.rineng.2025.104028
- Phosphorus adsorption by functionalized biochar: a review — Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2022 — doi:10.1007/s10311-022-01519-5
- Strategies for ammonia recovery from wastewater: a review — Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2024 — doi:10.1007/s10311-024-01768-6
- A comprehensive study on anaerobic digestion of organic solid waste: A review on configurations, operating parameters, techno-economic analysis and current trends — Biotechnology Notes, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.biotno.2024.02.001
- Ammonia inhibition in anaerobic digestion of organic waste: a review — International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2024 — doi:10.1007/s13762-024-06029-1
- Nitrogen and phosphorus stress as a tool to induce lipid production in microalgae — Microbial Cell Factories, 2023 — doi:10.1186/s12934-023-02244-6
- Advances and future perspectives of water defluoridation by adsorption technology: A review — Environmental Research, 2024 — doi:10.1016/j.envres.2024.118857
- Recent Advances in Technologies for Phosphate Removal and Recovery: A Review — ACS Environmental Au, 2024 — doi:10.1021/acsenvironau.3c00069
- Microalgae systems - environmental agents for wastewater treatment and further potential biomass valorisation — Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 — doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117678
- Prediction of non-equilibrium transport of nitrate nitrogen from unsaturated soil to saturated aquifer in a watershed: Insights for groundwater quality and pollution risk assessment — Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.jconhyd.2025.104649
- Efficient degradation of organophosphorus pesticides and in situ phosphate recovery via NiFe-LDH activated peroxymonosulfate — Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.cej.2025.169107
- Lanthanum-quaternized chitosan-modified zeolite for long-lasting operation of constructed wetland: A bifunctional strategy for simultaneous phosphorus removal and microbial clogging mitigation — Water Research, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.watres.2025.124688
- RSM-optimized Mg/Al-LDH biochar composite for enhanced phosphorus removal: Insights into interlayer structure evolution and adsorption mechanism — Journal of Environmental Management, 2026 — doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.128837
- Efficient Adsorptive Removal of Phosphonate Antiscalant HEDP by Mg-Al LDH — Separations, 2025 — doi:10.3390/separations12100259
- Enhanced removal of phosphate and fluoride from phosphogypsum leachate by cerium/iron-based zeolite: Adsorption behaviors and competition mechanisms — Separation and Purification Technology, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2025.134185
- Interface-Engineered Nanohybrid Membranes for Selective Boron Removal from Brackish Water and Seawater Reverse Osmosis Permeate — Environmental Science & Technology, 2026 — doi:10.1021/acs.est.5c11434