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Fresh human urine, after it is alkalized to prevent the enzymatic hydrolysis of urea, can be dehydrated to reduce its volume and to produce a solid fertilizer. In this study, we investigated the suitability of MgO to alkalize and dehydrate urine. We selected MgO due to its low solubility (90% and N recovery of 80%, and yielded products with high concentrations of macronutrients (7.8% N, 0.7% P and 3.9% K). By modeling the chemical speciation in urine, we also showed that ammonia stripping rather than urea hydrolysis limited the N recovery, since the urine used in our study was partially hydrolyzed. To maximize the recovery of N during alkaline urine dehydration using MgO, we recommend treating fresh/un-hydrolysed urine a temperature

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ammonia; fertilizer; nitrogen recycling; urine source separation; wastewater; urine dehydration; sanitation; MgO

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Frontiers in Environmental Science
2021, volym: 8, artikelnummer: 619901
Utgivare: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2020.619901

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