INFLUENCE PROFILE OF WASTEWATER CHAIN IN AMSTERDAM: TOWARDS RESILIENT SYSTEM FOR PHOSPHORUS RECOVERY & VALORISATION
DS 96: The 20th International DSM Conference
Year: 2018
Editor: Leardi, Carlo; Browning, Tyson R.; Eppinger, Steven D.; Becerril, Lucia
Author: Amosov, M. V. (1); Zlatanovic, L. (2); van der Hoek, J. P. (2,3)
Series: DSM
Institution: 1: Organic Village, The Netherlands; 2: Technical University Delft, The Netherlands; 3: Waternet, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Section: Poster Contributions
Page(s): 215-225
ISBN: 978-3-00-057492-4
Abstract
The wastewater system of Amsterdam offers an opportunity to recover phosphorus, and contribute to circular economy. However, it remains unclear where to intervene in system to maximize recovery and valorisation in a resilient and feasible way. The Design Structure Matrix method was tested to define the system architecture from Food-Water-Energy nexus perspective. Physical, phosphorus, and ownership dependencies between Infrastructure, Stakeholder, Resource and Cleantech domains (elements) of the wastewater system in Amsterdam are analyzed in a Multi-Domain Matrix model. Change Propagation Indicator quantified critical elements, and emergent changes. An Influence Profile unveiled four levels of system leverage: household, neighborhood, city-block, region. The stakeholders can engage into optimizations at each level, to generate individual and shared benefits. Hybrid infrastructure, plug&play solutions and modular approach to cleantech will harness up to 100% of phosphorus available. The method proved to be an effective tool for analysing complexity and engineering resilient solutions for the circular economy.
Keywords: Wastewater, Phosphorus, Nexus, DSM, Design, Resilience, Amsterdam