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Batch tests were carried out on raw and co-digested swine slurries to study the feasibility of struvite precipitation and the effect of several parameters, including pH, reaction time, competing ions (Ca2+, K+), total solids (TS), and alkalinity. The batch assays with raw swine slurries showed high N-P removals (up to 80%), while the anaerobic liquor returned lower recovery efficiency due to the high solids and alkali content. Struvite crystallization was detected at pH values as low as 6, and the characteristics of the recovered struvite matched those of the theoretical. Slight co-precipitation of calcium\u2013phosphates occurred and was dependent on the Ca2+\/Mg2+ ratio rather than on varying pH values. Struvite precipitation was shown to be feasible in complex matrices as agro-industrial effluents, characterized by high NH4+, alkalinity, solids and organic content, and interfering ions such as Ca2+ and K+.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2166\/wst.2015.045","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,2,19]],"date-time":"2016-02-19T23:30:50Z","timestamp":1455924650000},"page":"892-897","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2166\/iwapcrossmarkpolicypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Struvite precipitation in raw and co-digested swine slurries for nutrients recovery in batch reactors"],"prefix":"10.2166","volume":"71","author":[{"given":"Raffaele","family":"Taddeo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. 541, Tampere FI-33101, Finland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Raghida","family":"Lepist\u00f6","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. 541, Tampere FI-33101, Finland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"945","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,1,31]]},"reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"2020032802383853400_WST-EM141050R1C1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"339","DOI":"10.1016\/0022-0248(79)90082-4","article-title":"Growth morphology and crystal habit of struvite crystals (MgNH4PO4\u00b76 H2O)","volume":"46","author":"Abbona","year":"1979","journal-title":"J. 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