Lightweight concrete from a perspective of sustainable reuse of waste byproducts

MF Junaid, Z ur Rehman, M Kuruc, I Medveď… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditional waste management schemes raise various environmental, social, and economic
concerns; thus, require productive replacements. A large amount of natural resource is …

Thermal treatment of sewage sludge in Germany: A review

M Schnell, T Horst, P Quicker - Journal of environmental management, 2020 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plants in Germany is currently
disposed of via thermal treatment and agricultural utilization or used for landsca** …

[HTML][HTML] Development, current state and future trends of sludge management in China: Based on exploratory data and CO2-equivaient emissions analysis

L Wei, F Zhu, Q Li, C Xue, X **a, H Yu, Q Zhao… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study statistically reported the current state of sludge treatment/disposal in China from
the aspects of sources, technical routes, geographical distribution, and development by …

Comparative life-cycle assessment of pyrolysis processes for producing bio-oil, biochar, and activated carbon from sewage sludge

C Huang, BA Mohamed, LY Li - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aimed to determine the feasibility of pyrolysis scenarios as sewage sludge
treatment processes through cradle-to-gate life-cycle assessment and additional energy …

Thermochemical processing of sewage sludge to energy and fuel: Fundamentals, challenges and considerations

SSA Syed-Hassan, Y Wang, S Hu, S Su… - … and sustainable energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge, the inevitable by-product of municipal wastewater treatment plant
operation, is a key issue in many countries due to its increasing volume and the impacts …

Life cycle assessment of sewage sludge treatment and disposal based on nutrient and energy recovery: A review

A Ding, R Zhang, HH Ngo, X He, J Ma, J Nan… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the acceleration of urbanization, the production of urban sludge is increasing rapidly.
To minimize resource input and waste output, it is crucial to execute analyses of …

Municipal sewage sludge as a source of microplastics in the environment

C Rolsky, V Kelkar, E Driver, RU Halden - Current Opinion in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants are known to contribute to microplastic (MP) pollution in
freshwater and terrestrial environments, but studies on MP abundance in sludge are scarce …

A review of sludge-to-energy recovery methods

J Oladejo, K Shi, X Luo, G Yang, T Wu - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
The increasing volume of sewage sludge from wastewater treatment facilities is becoming a
prominent concern globally. The disposal of this sludge is particularly challenging and …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon neutrality of wastewater treatment-A systematic concept beyond the plant boundary

L Li, X Wang, J Miao, A Abulimiti, X **g… - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, every industry has been working to achieve carbon neutrality, and the wastewater
sector is no exception. However, little research focuses on the carbon accounting of …

A review of waste products utilized as supplements to Portland cement in concrete

JM Paris, JG Roessler, CC Ferraro, HD DeFord… - Journal of cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
The amendment of concrete with waste products serves as an avenue to decrease the
volume of wastes landfilled and to reduce the use of naturally mined materials, therefore …