Number 101 of the European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (SCOPE) Newsletter

Number 101 of the European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (SCOPE) Newsletter is now online.

In this newsletter you can find:

Topics:

• 2nd European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPC2)

• Phosphorus bio-mineral chemistry

• REACH and recycled nutrient products

• Phosph-OR – 2nd France Phosphorus Seminar

• WERF report – nutrient recovery: state of the knowledge

• Using waste snail shells for phosphorus recycling

• Phosphorus Circular Economy in cities

• Bittern and bone meal for struvite recovery

• Effects of different ions on struvite crystallization

• Review of struvite precipitation and reuse

• Struvite recovery from pharmaceutical industry wastewater

• Continuous fluidized bed struvite reactor tested

• Full scale P-recovery: from sewage to a CO2-positive fertiliser product

• Partnership and R&D project opportunities

Agenda:

• 20-14 February, Dublin, Anaerobic Digestion Europe 2014 www.adeurope2014.eu

• 23-25 March, Paris: Phosphates 2014 (CRU). The annual phosphate industry conference www.phosphatesconference.com

• 4-6 June, Valladolid, Spain: 10th International Renewable Resources and Biorefineries (RBB) Nutrient & Energy cycling www.rrbconference.com

• 8-9 July, Rennes, Brittany, France, EU Commission/regions at work for the bio-economy Converting bio-wastes to fertilisers

• 1 – 3 Sept., Montpellier, France. 4th world Sustainable Phosphorus Summit http://SPS2014.cirad.fr