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KU Leuven investigate the possibility of integrating phosphorus adsorbing materials in a circular process
03 June 2020The regeneration of the saturated P filter materials and the recovery of the adsorbed phosphorus, is part of the research within the NuReDrain project. Researchers at KU Leuven have developed a method…
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Reuse P in iron coated sand as fertilizer: results additional pot trials
03 June 2020What is the recovery potential from phosphorus captured in Iron Coated Sand (ICS) filter granules as fertilizer? PCS Ornamental Plant Research conducted a new series of pot trials on different plant …
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Learn more about nutrient removal filters in the NuReDrain Filter Fact Sheets
02 June 2020You want to know more about the operating conditions, removal efficiency, investment costs and operational expenditures of our filter systems? Discover it swiftly in the NuReDrain Filter Fact Sheets.…
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Build your own MBBR filter for N removal
02 June 2020Nitrate removal can be achieved by biological denitrification to nitrogen gas. NuReDrain partner PCS has been intensively testing the Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) filter that uses this principle …
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Nuredrain project continues until September 2021
02 June 2020Translating lab research to field demonstration is always challenging: it turns out colder that you had hoped for, it rains more then you can cope with, a pump fails and a filter clogs... Therefore, t…
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PCS tests Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor at horticultural farms
06 January 2020The field performance of Moving Bed Biofilm Reactors (MBBR) for nitrogen removal on effluent from greenhouses is tested by PCS. The test results from two floristries in Belgium show promising results.…
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Inagro builds a constructed wetland inspired by examples of Aarhus University
19 December 2019The research institute Inagro obtained new experimental fields for research on arable land and open air horticulture. Because nitrate losses from drainage water are an important issue in Flanders and …
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Inagro evaluates the fertilization potential of P-saturated iron coated sand on maize
19 December 2019Can iron coated sand (ICS) saturated with P be used as a fertilizer for maize? That was what Inagro tested in the past months.
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Field Case Venner Bruchkanal: Improved P filter system with iron-coated sand is ready for measurements during new drainage season
19 December 2019Since the start of the NuReDrain project, the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture has developed and constructed a filter shaft on an 8.2 hectare field near the Venner Bruchkanal. The filter system col…
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VIDEO Phosphorus removal filter boxes in drained agricultural fields
27 November 2019Ghent University and Inagro test filter systems for drainage water in arable fields. An easy to install box with filter substrate at the drainage pipes can reduce the phosphorus (P) losses significant…
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