With the population and wealth growing worldwide, demand for food, water, materials and energy are rising. Current resource stocks are under stress as demand increases for basic resources in the near future. For instance, the world economic forum has predicted a water demand that overstretches current resources by 40%. Resource recovery is a way of alleviating the stress on our current resources. Water technology must thus aim more and more at resource recovery. Not only the water itself is important but also other resources present like nutrients and energy. An integrated approach is thus needed and some examples from the Wetsus research program will be used to clarify this approach.

Sustainable water technology as key element for global nutrient recovery: The Wetsus research program

248th National Meeting (2014)

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