[HTML][HTML] Net-zero carbon condition in wastewater treatment plants: A systematic review of mitigation strategies and challenges

M Maktabifard, HE Al-Hazmi, P Szulc… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The wastewater sector accounts for up to 7 and 10% of anthropogenic CH 4 and N 2 O
emissions, respectively. Nowadays wastewater treatment plants are going through a …

Net-zero greenhouse gas emission from wastewater treatment: Mechanisms, opportunities and perspectives

Y He, Y Li, X Li, Y Liu, Y Wang, H Guo, J Hou… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Net-zero emission and self-sustaining carbon-neutral have been widely encouraged and
intensively explored in wastewater treatment, as the wastewater industry accounts for …

Machine learning for modeling N2O emissions from wastewater treatment plants: Aligning model performance, complexity, and interpretability

M Khalil, A AlSayed, Y Liu, PA Vanrolleghem - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions may account for up to 80% of a wastewater treatment plant's
(WWTP) total carbon footprint. Given the complexity of the pathways involved, estimating N 2 …

The mixed/mixotrophic nitrogen removal for the effective and sustainable treatment of wastewater: From treatment process to microbial mechanism

Q Zhang, X Xu, R Zhang, B Shao, K Fan, L Zhao, X Ji… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Biological nitrogen removal (BNR) is one of the most important environmental concerns in
the field of wastewater treatment. The conventional BNR process based on heterotrophic …

[HTML][HTML] A system engineering perspective for net zero carbon emission in wastewater and sludge treatment industry: A review

D Guo, B Li, W Yu, S Baroutian, BR Young - Sustainable Production and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study systematically reviews greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction strategies in
wastewater treatment industry from a system engineering perspective. It highlights the lack …

The membrane aerated biofilm reactor for nitrogen removal of wastewater treatment: Principles, performances, and nitrous oxide emissions

J Li, M Feng, S Zheng, W Zhao, X Xu, X Yu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Nitrogen removal and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions from biological wastewater treatment
have been of considerable concern worldwide. Membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) …

[HTML][HTML] Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from municipal wastewater treatment in China

Y Tong, X Liao, Y He, X Cui, M Wishart, F Zhao… - Environmental Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Municipal wastewater treatment plays an indispensable role in enhancing water quality by
eliminating contaminants. While the process is vital, its environmental footprint, especially in …

An integrated first principal and deep learning approach for modeling nitrous oxide emissions from wastewater treatment plants

K Li, H Duan, L Liu, R Qiu… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mathematical modeling plays a critical role toward the mitigation of nitrous oxide (N2O)
emissions from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). In this work, we proposed a novel …

A comprehensive carbon footprint analysis of different wastewater treatment plant configurations

Z Wu, H Duan, K Li, L Ye - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
With the growing concern of global warming, many water utilities are pioneering in mitigating
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with some water utilities aiming to achieve net-zero …

Recent progress using membrane aerated biofilm reactors for wastewater treatment

H He, BM Wagner, AL Carlson, C Yang… - Water Science and …, 2021 - iwaponline.com
The membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR), which is based on the counter diffusion of the
electron donors and acceptors into the biofilm, represents a novel technology for wastewater …