Abstract: The phosphorus removal from wastewater can be achieved by chemical and biological methods. Recently，more attentions have been paid to the phosphorous removal with struvite formation due to its simultaneous formation of struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate，MAP)，a fertilizer. In this paper the technique，influence factors and economic practicability with the struvite method for phosphorus removal from wastewater are reviewed and the prospect and the research key points are proposed.