Variations in the morphological phosphorus in a full‐scale A2O + MBR process with heavy chemical P removal addition dosing

Abstract

The removal of biological phosphorus (P) removal along with chemical P removal additions is significantly important role in removing P at full‐scale wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Few research groups have recently reported the use of P forms in these WWTPs. The current study mainly presents the varied forms of morphological phosphorus and the fate of chemical P removal agents in a full‐scale WWTP that has adopted the A2O + MBR process. With time, the TP concentration in the liquid phase and the solid phase reaches the minimum (0.27 mg/L) and maximum values (1.75 mg/g), respectively. At this point, the TP concentration at the end of the aerobic and membrane pool becomes nearly constant. This indicates the complete removal of effluent TP from in the system. The heavy chemical P removal and addition dosing result in Al–P being the predominant P form in the solid phase. The fate of the chemical P removal and agents was determined by investigating the valences of the surface elements in freeze‐dried MLSS at the membrane pool.