A new constructed wetland design for nitrogen recovery of industrial composting leachates through bioconversion into a nitrate-rich hydroponic fertilizer

IF 6.3 2区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL

Journal of water process engineering Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI:10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107491

Rémi Soret , Paul-Etienne Fontaine

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Nitrogen can be recovered from highly ammonium-concentrated wastes like composting leachates through nitrification into a nitrate-enriched fertilizer. Two Verticalized SubSurface Flow constructed Wetland (VSSFW) designs presenting 2 m (VSSFW 2 m) and 4 m (VSSFW 4 m) long packing-beds were compared for the bioconversion of industrial composting leachates. During a monitored treatment cycle of 96 h, the VSSFW 2 m displayed higher nitrification efficiency (Removal Efficiency RE (%) = 99.9 %) and higher nitrate NO₃-N production (212 mg.L⁻¹ final NO₃-N concentration, Conversion Ratio (CR) = 1.35, Converted Mass Load (CML) = 74.8 g _NO3-N.m⁻³_packing.d⁻¹) than the VSSFW 4 m (RE (%) = 81.6 %, 125 mg.L⁻¹, CR = 0.78, CML = 46.2 g _NO3-N.m⁻³_packing.d⁻¹). The nitrate-enriched solution produced by the VSSFW 2 m held comparable NO₃-N concentration as the inorganic Hoagland fertilizer (210 mg.L⁻¹). It demonstrated both the feasibility of the bioconvertion and the agronomical qualities of the obtained solution. On a 44 days steady-state operation, the VSSFW 2 m displayed better nitrification (RE (%) = 96.9 ± 3.9 %, Surface Loading Rate (SLR) = 22.9 ± 2.9 g _NH4-N.m⁻² _footprint.d⁻¹) than the VSSFW 4 m (RE (%) = 81.5 ± 12.9 %, SLR = 14.7 ± 2.8 g _NH4-N.m⁻² _footprint.d⁻¹). It also demonstrated significantly higher NO₃-N production (211.6 ± 14.9 mg.L⁻¹ final NO₃-N concentration, CR = 1.35 ± 0.19 and CML = 78.4 ± 5.5 g _NO3-N.m⁻³_packing.d⁻¹) than the VSSFW 4 m (211.6 ± 14.9 mg.L⁻¹ final NO₃-N concentration, CR = 1.35 ± 0.19 and CML = 78.4 ± 5.5 g _NO3-N.m⁻³_packing.d⁻¹). Only the VSSFW 2 m was able to produce in steady-state operation a bioconverted fertilizer from composting leachates holding comparable agronomical values than the inorganic Hoagland fertilizer.

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Journal of water process engineering Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biotechnology

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10.70

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8.60%

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846

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24 days

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