Emerging electrochemistry-based process for sludge treatment and resources recovery: A review

Q Zeng, H Huang, Y Tan, G Chen, T Hao - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The electrochemical process is gaining widespread interest as an emerging alternative for
sludge treatment. Its potentials for sludge stabilization and resources recovery have been …

Short-chain fatty acid production from waste activated sludge and in situ use in wastewater treatment plants with life cycle assessment

X Li, W Liu, W Zhang, A Zhou, Q Xu, Z He… - Resources …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing waste-activated sludge (WAS) and shortage of carbon source (CSs)
production for biological nitrogen removal (BNR) have limited sewage treatment …

A novel conditioning approach for amelioration of sludge dewaterability using activated carbon strengthening electrochemical oxidation and realized mechanism

Y Dong, H Yuan, D Ge, N Zhu - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Sludge dewatering is an essential process for reduction of sludge volume to decrease cost
of ultimate disposal. In this study, a novel method using activated carbon (AC) strengthening …

Humification in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) dominates methane release and EPS reconstruction during the sludge stabilization of high-solid anaerobic …

Y Tang, X Dai, B Dong, Y Guo, L Dai - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
High-solid anaerobic digestion (HAD) can directly treat dewatered sewage sludge (total
solid content≥ 15%) with superior volume efficiency. Sludge stabilization during HAD is …

Enhancement of waste activated sludge dewaterability by ultrasound-activated persulfate oxidation: operation condition, sludge properties, and mechanisms

C Bian, D Ge, G Wang, Y Dong, W Li, N Zhu, H Yuan - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The study proposed the ultrasound-activated persulfate oxidation as a novel approach to
enhance sludge dewaterability. The results demonstrated that the reduction of water content …

Electrocatalysts for Inorganic and Organic Waste Nitrogen Conversion

DA Chipoco Haro, L Barrera, H Iriawan, A Herzog… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Anthropogenic activities have disrupted the natural nitrogen cycle, increasing the level of
nitrogen contaminants in water. Nitrogen contaminants are harmful to humans and the …

Inactivation and risk control of pathogenic microorganisms in municipal sludge treatment: a review

M Li, G Song, R Liu, X Huang, H Liu - Frontiers of Environmental Science …, 2022 - Springer
The rapid global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has promoted concern
over human pathogens and their significant threats to public health security. The monitoring …

Bioleaching of heavy metals from wastewater sludge with the aim of land application

W Yang, W Song, J Li, X Zhang - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Presence of heavy metals in the wastewater sludge has greatly hindered sludge land
application. Bioleaching has been developed for heavy metal removal from sludge. The pH …

Enhanced waste activated sludge dewaterability by the ozone-peroxymonosulfate oxidation process: performance, sludge characteristics, and implication

L Bai, G Wang, D Ge, Y Dong, H Wang, Y Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dewatering treatment is an essential step to diminish sludge volume, cut down
transportation costs, and improve subsequent disposal efficiency. In this study, ozone …

Insights into how poly aluminum chloride and poly ferric sulfate affect methane production from anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge

Y Wu, M Lu, X Liu, H Chen, Z Deng, Q Fu… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Poly aluminum chloride (PAC) and poly ferric sulfate (PFS) are widely used in wastewater
treatment and sludge dewatering, resulting in their amounts being accumulated substantially …