title: New perspectives for the design of sustainable bioprocesses for phosphorus recovery from waste.
abstract: Phosphate rock has long been used for the production of phosphorus based chemicals. However, considering the depletion of the reservoirs and the decrease of the quality of phosphate rocks, a potential market is now emerging for the recovery of phosphate from waste and its reuse for different applications. Notably, phosphate recovery from wastewater could be included in a circular economy approach. This review focuses on the use of microbial systems for phosphorus accumulation and recovery, by considering the actual range of analytical techniques available for the monitoring of phosphorus accumulating organisms, as well as the actual biochemical and metabolic engineering toolbox available for the optimization of bioprocesses. In this context, knowledge gathered from process, system and synthetic biology could potentially lead to innovative process design.
authors.affiliation: Microbial Processes and Interactions, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Passage des Déportés 2, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium.
authors.forename: Cédric
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tarayre
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Ecochemistry, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Lies
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Clercq
authors.affiliation: Microbial Processes and Interactions, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Passage des Déportés 2, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium.
authors.forename: Raphaëlle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Charlier
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Ecochemistry, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Evi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Michels
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Analytical and Physical Chemistry, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Ecochemistry, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meers
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, Leeds, United Kingdom; Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Campus La Nubia, Manizales, Colombia.
authors.forename: Miller
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Camargo-Valero
authors.affiliation: Microbial Processes and Interactions, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Passage des Déportés 2, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium. Electronic address: f.delvigne@ulg.ac.be.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Delvigne
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D059027:Recycling; D062065:Wastewater / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000191:economics
chemical_list: D010758:Phosphorus; D062065:Wastewater
keywords: Biological processes; PAOs; Phosphorus recovery; Wastewater