A review on wastewater sludge valorisation and its challenges in the context of circular economy

A Gherghel, C Teodosiu, S De Gisi - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of wastewater sludge as a source for energy and resource recovery is a good
alternative for its management considering the legislation requirements and the circular …

Biosolids: what are the different types of reuse?

MC Collivignarelli, M Canato, A Abbà… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, rapid population growth and industrialization have increased the use of
natural resources and the production of waste. To develop a circular economy, it is …

Optimized preparation of activated carbon from coconut shell and municipal sludge

Q Liang, Y Liu, M Chen, L Ma, B Yang, L Li… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A low-cost and well-developed type of activated carbon (AC) was synthesized from coconut
shell and municipal sludge via two-stage co-pyrolysis. It not only reused disposed sewage …

Thermochemical methods for the treatment of municipal sludge

G Jiang, D Xu, B Hao, L Liu, S Wang, Z Wu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid economic growth is making the disposal of municipal sludge non-negligible during
the acceleration of urbanization. Thermochemical treatment has been proved to be of …

Removal of phenolic compounds from water using sewage sludge-based activated carbon adsorption: a review

ND Mu'azu, N Jarrah, M Zubair, O Alagha - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Due to their industrial relevance, phenolic compounds (PC) are amongst the most common
organic pollutants found in many industrial wastewater effluents. The potential detrimental …

Is hydrothermal treatment coupled with carbon capture and storage an energy-producing negative emissions technology?

F Cheng, MD Porter, LM Colosi - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates the feasibility of hydrothermal treatment (HTT) with carbon capture and
storage (CCS) as an energy producing negative emissions technology (NET) and compares …

Full-scale municipal sludge pyrolysis in China: Design fundamentals, environmental and economic assessments, and future perspectives

H Luo, F Cheng, B Yu, L Hu, J Zhang, X Qu… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing amount of municipal sludge in China requires safe and effective
management to protect human health and ensure environmental sustainability. Pyrolysis is a …

The levelized cost of negative CO2 emissions from thermochemical conversion of biomass coupled with carbon capture and storage

F Cheng, AA Small, LM Colosi - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Negative emissions technologies (NETs) that remove and store CO 2 from the atmosphere
will play crucial roles in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Bioenergy with carbon …

The efficiency and mechanism of excess sludge-based biochar catalyst in catalytic ozonation of landfill leachate

J Zhang, J Liu, B Gao, M Sillanpää, J Han - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, biochar was produced based on dehydrated excess sludge from the municipal
wastewater treatment plant, which was used for catalytic ozonation of pollutants derived from …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced removal of neonicotinoid pesticides present in the Decision 2018/840/EU by new sewage sludge-based carbon materials

E Sanz-Santos, S Álvarez-Torrellas, M Larriba… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the increasingly strict legislation about the disposal of sewage sludge, it is necessary
to find sustainable solutions to manage this waste at low-cost conditions. In addition, priority …