Dec 12, 2023 · In recent decades, the wastewater sector has moved away from the idea of wastewater treatment plants as waste disposal facilities, instead envisioning these plants as water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs). WRRFs can produce clean water, recover nutrients (such as phosphorus and nitrogen), and potentially reduce fossil fuel consumption through the production and use of renewable energy.For ...

Mar 18, 2025 · The webcast features results from a U.S. Department of Energy-funded project D ata-Driven Process Control for Maximizing Resource Efficienc y (5141) which has developed and demonstrated data-driven process controls at full-scale facilities for a variety of applications that collectively provide a whole plant approach and offer substantial ...

Apr 1, 2020 · Explore case studies highlighting best practices in wastewater and resource recovery. Explore the technical reports and other background material that inform the main report. Read Blogs and Country Stories and watch videos from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador. Other Communications Materials Review the infographics.

In 2010, WRF launched its Resource Recovery Issue Area to focus research on this emerging issue. The Resource Recovery Issue Area has focused on recovering resources from wastewater (other than energy and water), with the primary objective of recovering nutrients—both phosphorus and nitrogen. The Issue Area has also under-!

The information in the report is intended to facilitate the adoption of “resource recovery” in a major shift from conventional industry practice to more sustainable wastewater treatment. Published by WERF and CSIRO. 98 pages. Online PDF. (2014) Originally funded as …

Resource Recovery In recent decades, the wastewater sector has moved toward a vision of wastewater treatment plants as water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs). WRRFs can produce clean water, recover nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen, and reduce fossil fuel consumption through the production and use of renewable energy.

This project developed, implemented, and studied how live digital twins of nutrient removal water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs), which included machine learning (ML), could be used to benefit ongoing operations. In the three full scale pilots completed, digital twins were...

Mar 15, 2025 · This research addresses the challenges in phosphorus recovery from water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs), particularly focusing on struvite sequestration and harvesting technologies. Despite the growing adoption of phosphorus recovery technologies, operational issues, such as detrimental struvite production, hinder their full potential. The objective of this study is to develop ...

Dec 22, 2021 · Most water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) utilize conventional primary treatment (CPT) and conventional secondary treatment (CST), both of which have significant energy needs. Emerging advanced primary treatment (APT) technologies show high potential to replace primary clarification while reducing energy consumption and increasing treatment capacity. APT technologies can also advance ...

Jan 30, 2025 · In this webcast, the co-principal investigators highlighted outcomes of project 5087 and provided the audience with decision support tools to evaluate the applicability of BNR control systems and associated sensors and analyzers at water resource recovery facilities.