TY - CONF A1 - Sichler, Theresa A1 - Adam, Christian A1 - Montag, D. A1 - Barjenbruch, M. ED - Holm, O. ED - Quicker, P. ED - Kopp-Assenmacher, S. T1 - Nährstoffrückgewinnung aus Klärschlamm: Eine Betrachtung zukünftiger Verwertungsszenarien für Deutschland N2 - Agricultural sewage sludge utilization becomes less important in Germany. In 2017, new fertilizer and waste laws caused the agricultural sewage sludge utilization to collapse by more than a quarter. From 2029, in German wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) phosphorus (P) must be recovered from sewage sludge ifit contains more than 2 wt % P. Agricultural utilization will be prohibited for large WWTPs > 100,000 population equivalents (pe) from 2029 and > 50,000 pe from 2032. In Germany, each federal state must annually report amounts and quality of agriculturally utilized sewage sludge which was 17 % of the total disposal in 2019. The reports of 10 States were evaluated for 2016 and 2017 representing approx. 60 % ofthe total agriculturally used sludge volume. Whereas phosphorus recovery is mandatory this does not apply to other nutrients. However, many P recovery processes recover other nutrients, too. Considering three differentscenariosfor future German sewage sludge disposal Shows that 70 - 77 % ofthe P load in sewage sludge will probably be recovered in the future. At the same time, this applies for about 0 - 16 % of nitrogen, 36 - 52 % of calcium, 31-53 % of potassium, and 40 - 52 % of magnesium. However, these recovered nutrient loads can substitute only 1 % or less ofthe commercial fertilizer demand except from phosphorus which is about 45 % ofthe demand. T2 - Berliner Klärschlammkonferenz CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 15.11.2021 KW - Phosphor KW - Klärschlamm KW - Phosphorrückgewinnung KW - Landwirtschaftliche Klärschlammverwertung KW - Klärschlammverordnung PY - 2021 SN - 978-3-944310-56-5 VL - 4 SP - 252 EP - 265 PB - Thomé-Kozmiensky-Verlag GmbH CY - Neuruppin AN - OPUS4-54117 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Adam, Christian T1 - Cloop - Closing the global nutrient loop N2 - Recycled fertilizers produced using processes for the recovery of phosphate from residual materials such as wastewater, sewage sludge and sewage sludge ashes show very good bioavailability, but it is still a product largely unknown to the market. The aim of CLOOP is therefore to document the properties and effects of such fertilizers through chemical, mineralogical and ecological analyses as well as analytical method development and pot and field plant growth trials. Outotec focused on 3 points in CLOOP: Experimental campaigns, process simulations as well as economic analyses with focus on the AshDec process, respectively the design of a large-scale AshDec plant for phosphorus recovery. The laboratory scale trials as well as the semi-industrial scale campaign provided valuable insights into the operating parameters of the process and the plant. As a result, for example, the temperature range could be significantly lowered, and the additive addition reduced by approx. 20 %. They have further shown that the AshDec process is not susceptible to operating fluctuations and that the product can be consistently produced at high quality. With the selection of suitable operating parameters, heavy metals (As, Pb, Cd, (Zn)) can be removed. Within the campaign, about 1.5 t of fertilizer for the plant trials in CLOOP could be produced. An AshDec plant process was digitally created in simulation software, allowing valuable process parameters to be simulated at various operating parameters. On this basis, a full-scale plant was designed. The data obtained in the project were used for a detailed economic analysis including a sensitivity analysis. It was possible to show under which conditions this plant can be operated economically. At BAM, the AshDec fertilizer was synthesized with different additives and then applied to plant experiments at Uni Bonn. The goal hereby was to check differences in plant uptake. Because of the promising results of AshDec synthesized with sodium-carbonate and because this AshDec version does not require special off gas treatment for sulfur recovery (compared to AshDec synthesized with sodium-sulfate), all project partners agreed on continuing working with this AshDec variation. It was then used as a raw P-source for formulating it into NPK-fertilizers, by granulation with ammonium-sulfate and straw ash as potassium source. These recycling fertilizers were applied to plant- and field experiments by project partners in Brazil (University of Sao Paulo) and Australia (University of Queensland). Furthermore, in leaching experiments, the solubility of phosphorus in AshDec was compared to triple super phosphate. The experiments were carried out on soils with a varying phosphorus buffering index. Results show, that the phosphorus form in AshDec is way less soluble in water. This indicates that AshDec has the potential for a so-called next generation fertilizer – a fertilizer which’s nutrients remain in the soil and supply the plant according to its needs. At the moment, this behavior gets examined more in depth in lysimeter experiments in cooperation with University of Technology Berlin. The focus of KWB is the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of different NextGen fertilizers to evaluate the entire process chain from recovery to fertilizer application. The NextGen fertilizer is credited by the amount of plant available nutrients in the product, which replace nutrients from conventional fertilizer. The LCA covers N-struvite precipitation from municipal wastewater, K-struvite precipitation from industrial wastewater and the AshDec-product from sewage sludge. The LCA task is almost complete. It could be shown that struvite precipitation has comprehensive environmental benefits, mainly since positive side effects occur in sewage sludge treatment (e.g. reduced sludge volume). In principle, the energetic and ecological profile of the AshDec process compared to direct use of sewage sludge ash cannot be assessed as being generally beneficial or negative. Regarding the global warming potential, the Ashdec process shows that the expenses (e.g. energy, chemicals) cannot be covered by the P fertilizer credit. In contrast, the impact categories “terrestrial acidification potential”, and “freshwater eutrophication potential” show positive results as the credits for conventional fertilizer are higher than the burdens for the process. At University Bonn, the standardized pot experiments were conducted with several AshDec variations, using ryegrass, soybean, and spinach on a slightly acidic sandy soil and an organic-free standard substrate. P-uptake and biomass production of different AshDec variations were generally like those of triple super phosphate and struvite, and clearly outperformed untreated sewage sludge ash and rock phosphate. Field trials in Australia and Brazil with sugarcane on acidic soils are still ongoing and results are expected by the end of 2021. T2 - PLANT 2030 Status Seminar 2021 (BMBF) CY - Online meeting DA - 10.03.2021 KW - Recycling fertiliser KW - Phosphorus recovery PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-52251 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Herzel, Hannes A1 - Krüger, Oliver A1 - Adam, Christian T1 - Phosphorus fertilizer from sewage sludge ashes by thermochemical treatment - Benefits and challenges N2 - Mineral phosphorus (P) fertilizers are solely produced from phosphate rock. Europe completely depends on imports since there are no relevant phosphate rock deposits on the continent. Furthermore, phosphate rock is contaminated with heavy metals such as Cd and U that pollute the farmlands and pose environmental risks. Sewage sludge ash (SSA) might be a promising source for recycling fertilizer since it contains large amounts of P (up to 13 %). However, fertilizer from SSA has to comply with the respective ordinances, particularly the heavy metal limit values stated in the fertilizer ordinance, and requires sufficient P bioavailability. Thus, we conducted a complete survey of SSA from German mono-incineration facilities and developed a thermochemical treatment for SSA to reduce toxic elements and increase P bioavailability. T2 - RAMIRAN 2015 - 16th International conference Rural-Urban Symbiosis CY - Hamburg, Germany DA - 08.09.2015 PY - 2015 SN - 978-3-941492-95-0 SP - TA EP - O_20, 33 AN - OPUS4-34311 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Krüger, Oliver A1 - Roskosch, A. A1 - Adam, Christian T1 - Monitoring von Klärschlammaschen N2 - Die Aschen aus der separaten Verbrennung von Klärschlamm in Deutschland besitzen ein großes Potential für die Phosphorrückgewinnung KW - Klärschlammasche KW - Monoverbrennung KW - Phosphor KW - Rückgewinnung KW - Kritische Rohstoffe KW - Seltene Erden PY - 2014 SN - 1868-9531 VL - 27 IS - 3 SP - 8 EP - 12 PB - Rhombos-Verl. CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-31258 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Adam, Christian T1 - Technische Voraussetzungen für "100%/Zero" P-Dünger T2 - Anforderungen und Beitrag der Landwirtschaft zum Phosphorrecycling CY - Braunschweig, Deutschland DA - 2014-11-06 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-32104 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Adam, Christian T1 - Wertstoffpotential in deutschen Klärschlammaschen T2 - Berliner Abfallwirtschafts- und Energiekonferenz CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2013-01-28 PY - 2013 AN - OPUS4-27624 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Adam, Christian T1 - Phosphorus recovery from waste streams N2 - Presentation of all relevant recovery technologies from wastes T2 - Vorlesung im Rahmen der integrierten Veranstaltung "Advanced Recycling Technologies" der TU Berlin CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 19.01.2016 KW - Phosphorus recovery PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-35694 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krüger, Oliver A1 - Adam, Christian T1 - Horizontale Düngemittelanalytik N2 - Die europäische Kommission (Generaldirektion Unternehmen und Industrie) hat kürzlich die Auswirkungen einer harmonisierten europäischen Düngemittelverordnung, einschließlich der technischen Durchführbarkeit und den umweltbezogenen, wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Auswirkungen einer solchen Gesetzgebung untersuchen lassen. Basierend auf diesen Ergebnissen soll nun die EU-Düngemittelverordnung (EG) 2003/2003 revidiert werden. Neben der Vielzahl von bestehenden und neuen Düngemitteltypen wie z.B. Phosphor-Recyclingdüngern soll die neue Verordnung auch organische Düngemittel und somit Matrices wie Klärschlamm, Gärrückstände und Wirtschaftsdünger regeln. Dies bedeutet, dass Parameter und Grenzwerte, die bisher in verschiedenen Verordnungen für verschiedene Matrices geregelt wurden, künftig gemeinschaftlich geregelt werden (Klärschlamm, Düngemittel) und weitere Matrices zusätzlich geregelt werden müssen (Phosphor-Recycling-Produkte, Produkte aus Klärschlamm/-aschen). Resultierend aus den aktuellen nationalen Entwicklungen insbesondere bezüglich des Ausstiegs aus der landwirtschaftlichen Klärschlammverwertung und im Hinblick auf die Bestrebungen hinsichtlich der Schonung natürlicher Ressourcen (z.B. ProgRess) ist zu erwarten, dass die Anzahl an Düngemitteln, die aus Recyclingmaterialien gewonnen werden, stark zunehmen wird. Recyclingdünger aus dem Stoffstrom Klärschlamm- bzw. Klärschlammasche werden zukünftig einen großen Anteil an diesen neuen Produkten ausmachen. Vor den angeführten Hintergründen ist es notwendig relevante und insbesondere bereits genormte Verfahren hinsichtlich ihrer Anwendbarkeit auf z.B. Klärschlamm/-aschen und daraus gewonnenen Recycling-Düngern sowie auf kommerzielle P-Düngemittel zu prüfen. Vor diesem Hintergrund wurde die BAM (FB 4.4) vom UBA mit einer Untersuchung beauftragt: UFOPLAN FKZ: 3714263200 „Untersuchung der Anwendbarkeit der im Rahmen des CEN-Projekts HORIZONTAL entwickelten Analyseverfahren auf Düngemittel und Klärschlamm/ -aschen“ Laufzeit: 01.07.2014 – 31.01.2017 T2 - Fachgespräch zum UFOPLAN-Projekt 3714 263200 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 09.11.2016 KW - Düngemittelanalytik KW - Sekundärrohstoffdüngemittel KW - Robustheitstests PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38221 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Adam, Christian T1 - A thermochemical process for fertilizer production from sewage sludge ashes investigated from lab to industrial scale N2 - Sewage sludge ashes (SSA) contain up to 13% P and are thus promising raw materials for fertilizer production. However, SSAs also contain heavy metals and the main P-bearing mineral phases whitlockite and aluminium phosphate are poorly bioavailable. We developed and patented a process that produces fertilizers from SSA addressing the above mentioned challenges. SSA is thermo-chemically treated at ~950°C under reducing conditions (reductive: dry sewage sludge) in a rotary kiln together with an alkali compound such as sodium or potassium sulfate, hydroxide or carbonate. Some undesired trace elements such as As, Hg, Pb and Cd are evaporated and separated via off gas treatment system. The poorly soluble phosphates are transformed into calcium alkali phosphates (CaNaPO4 or CaKPO4) that are not water soluble but completely soluble in neutral ammonium citrate solution (NAC). Pot experiments showed that the fertilizer performance of the treated SSA containing calcium alkali phosphates as the single P-bearing mineral phase was comparable to the performance of triple superphosphate. The PNAC-solubility of fertilizer products correlated very well with the resulting contents of calcium alkali phosphates and the P-uptake of plants in pot experiments. The effect of the ratio alkali/P on the PNAC-solubility was investigated by crucible experiments and trial series with a medium scale rotary kiln using different SSAs and alkali phosphates. The effects of operational parameters such as the temperature and the retention time were investigated as well as concurring side reactions of the alkali compounds e.g. with SiO2 present in SSA. The alkali/P ratio must be roughly adjusted at 2 to achieve 100% PNAC-solubility for a common type of SSA. A demonstration trial with an output of 2 t recycling fertilizer was carried out in an industrial rotary kiln (product output 30 kg/h). The PNAC-solubility of the product varied between 60% and 80% during the 4 days campaign showing that the transformation of the mineral P-phases to calcium alkali phosphates was not complete. This was observed although the amount of Na2SO4 additive was dosed according to the results of the pre-investigations. Structure analysis by XRD showed that besides the target compound CaNaSO4 also some Ca3(PO4)2 remained in the SSA as well as some unreacted Na2SO4 additive. Obviously, the conditions in the industrial rotary kiln were not optimal for the process showing that some process aspects have to be reconsidered for the scale-up. T2 - IPW8 - 8th International Phosphorus Workshop CY - Rostock, Germany DA - 12.09.2016 KW - Sewage sludge ash KW - Thermochemical treatment KW - Phosphorus recovery PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-37375 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Adam, Christian A1 - Peplinski, Burkhard A1 - Kley, Gerd A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg ED - Hilty, L. M. T1 - Thermo-chemical treatment of sewage sludge ashes aiming at marketable P-fertiliser products T2 - R'07 World Congress "Recovery of Materials and Energy for Resource Efficiency" CY - Davos, Switzerland DA - 2007-09-03 KW - P-recovery KW - Sewage sludge KW - Thermo-chemical treatment KW - Mineral phases KW - XRD PY - 2007 SN - 978-3-905594-49-2 SP - 14/1 EP - 14/7 PB - EMPA CY - Davos AN - OPUS4-16469 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -