Optimizing biodiesel production from waste with computational chemistry, machine learning and policy insights: a review

AI Osman, M Nasr, M Farghali, AK Rashwan… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The excessive reliance on fossil fuels has resulted in an energy crisis, environmental
pollution, and health problems, calling for alternative fuels such as biodiesel. Here, we …

Sewage sludge: a review of its risks and circular raw material potential

H Kominko, K Gorazda, Z Wzorek - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing amount of sewage sludge, which is mainly related to the improvement of
wastewater treatment technologies and the expansion of sewage systems, has become a …

Terrestrial bioassays for assessing the biochemical and toxicological impact of biosolids application derived from wastewater treatment plants

C Emmanouil, I Giannakis, GZ Kyzas - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) are facilities where municipal wastewater undergoes
treatment so that its organic load and its pathogenic potential are minimized. Sewage sludge …

Sustainable use of composted sewage sludge: metal (loid) leaching behaviour and material suitability for application on degraded soils

M Vítková, S Zarzsevszkij, H Šillerová, A Karlova… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Composted sewage sludge was investigated as a promising material for the reclamation or
remediation of degraded sites. Using sewage sludge as soil amendment provides …

Machine learning for municipal sludge recycling by thermochemical conversion towards sustainability

L Sun, M Li, B Liu, R Li, H Deng, X Zhu, X Zhu… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
The sustainable disposal of high-moisture municipal sludge (MS) has received increasing
attention. Thermochemical conversion technologies can be used to recycle MS into …

Review on the effect of sewage sludge ash on the properties of concrete

AS Sidhu, R Siddique, G Singh - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge disposal is a complicated task which requires considerable planning and
investment. Unsafe disposal of sludge has the potential to pollute underwater sources due to …

[HTML][HTML] Electroplating in the modern era, improvements and challenges: A review

EC Gugua, CO Ujah, CO Asadu, DV Von Kallon… - Hybrid Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Electroplating has been a popular and valuable process in human civilisation since its
discovery and gained widespread application in various areas, ranging from household to …

Evaluation of the heavy metals content in sewage sludge from selected rural and urban wastewater treatment plants in Poland in terms of its suitability for agricultural …

D Olejnik - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The amount of sewage sludge produced in Poland is increasing every year. Once stabilised
and hygienised, sewage sludge is a valuable product, rich in biogenic elements such as …

Microstructure, durability and surface free energy of lightweight aggregate modification of sanitary ceramic wastes and sewage sludge

W Andrzejuk, M Grzegorczyk-Frańczak… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The research on the durability and physical properties of lightweight aggregate (LWA) with
addition of sanitary ceramic wastes and sewage sludge was presented in the paper. The …

Efficient recovery of heavy metals and selenium from wastewater using granular sludge: The crucial role of glutathione (GSH)

Z He, J Gao, X Chen, Y Ru, D Zhang, X Pan - Water Research, 2025 - Elsevier
Microbial technology offers an effective method for treating heavy metals and selenium (Se)
in wastewater, yet the recovery of these valuable elements is often overlooked. This study …