Proposal to Support the International Water Association Resource Recovery Conference IRRC 2017, Linking Global Challenges, August 7th- 9th, 2017 | New York, NY

本次会议旨在为从废水和污水流中确定工程资源回收的方向做出贡献。会议将提供执行资源回收的技术、经济和实际框架，并确定资源回收目前和未来的制度、过程和终点。与广泛使用的移除范例相比，该框架是一个重要的重新定位，而没有注意到适当设计和实施资源恢复的好处。会议将使研究人员了解全球各地与资源恢复有关的主题的需求和发展。废水中含有碳、氮、磷等宝贵资源。鉴于未经处理的废水威胁着人类健康、生态系统、生物多样性、粮食安全和水资源的可持续性，废水中存在的碳可以被回收以产生能量，而氮和磷的回收可以补充农业对养分的需求。有许多创新的方法和技术来实现能量中性，甚至能量正，营养物质的去除和回收。资源和能源回收的驱动因素包括能源需求和碳排放的减少、可销售的商品以及以更低的成本提高效率。

This conference targets to contribute to defining the direction of engineered resource recovery from wastewater and sewage streams. The conference will provide a technical, economic and practical framework for implementation of resource recovery and identify current and future systems, processes and endpoints for resource recovery. This framework is a significant re-orientation compared to the removal paradigm practiced widely without heed to the benefits of appropriately designed and implemented resource recovery. The conference will expose researchers to the needs and developments from across the globe on topics related to resource recovery.Wastewater contains valuable resources such as carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. Whereas untreated wastewater threatens human health, ecosystems, biodiversity, food security and the sustainability of water resources, the carbon present in the wastewater can be recovered to generate energy while nitrogen and phosphorus recovery can supplement nutrient demand for agriculture. There are a number of innovative approaches and technologies for energy neutral, or even energy positive, nutrient removal and recovery. The drivers for resource and energy recovery include decreased energy demand and carbon emissions, marketable commodities, and improved efficiency at reduced cost.