A novel approach to P recovery from sewage sludge was studied by XRD and TGA–DSC.
High temperature and CaO could effectively promote transformation from NAIP to AP.
The AP percentage in total phosphorus reaches 99% at 950 °C in sewage sludge ash.
Phosphorus components emerged during the thermal treatment was measurements.
The reactions between NAIP and CaO at different temperatures were concluded.