Applicable for UK and EU students only

Description: An opportunity to contribute towards more sustainable use of phosphate resources comes from the wastewater treatment industry where sizeable quantities of magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate (MgNH4PO4.6H2O), more commonly known as ‘struvite’, form during the treatment process. Originally perceived as a problem because it causes operational problems as crystalline deposits build up at points of high turbulence, struvite formation, removal and reuse could be exploited to the benefit of wastewater treatment companies, farmers, and society in general.

This project will investigate the impact of wastewater strength, chemical dosing and reactor operation on the rate and success of struvite precipitation using a precipitation reactor developed during a current PhD project and will involve testing at the School’s Pilot Hall based at the University’s own sewage treatment works and a Severn Trent Water site.

Applications: Available to suitably qualified UK and EU students only, applicants should have a First or Second class UK Honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant process engineering or physical sciences discipline.Funding: Sponsored by Severn Trent Water, funding of £13,000 will be awarded to suitably qualified UK and EU students.Closing date: 12 December 2005

Reference:
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sims/studentships/150.htm