[HTML][HTML] Utilization of sewage sludge to manage saline–alkali soil and increase crop production: Is it safe or not?

MYJ Baloch, W Zhang, T Sultana, M Akram… - … Technology & Innovation, 2023 - Elsevier
Saline–alkali soil has become a significant problem for global agriculture and food security
as these soils have poor physicochemical conditions and reduce crop production by causing …

Opportunities and challenges in sustainable treatment and resource reuse of sewage sludge: a review

A Raheem, VS Sikarwar, J He, W Dastyar… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Sludge or waste activated sludge (WAS) generated from wastewater treatment plants may
be considered a nuisance. It is a key source for secondary environmental contamination on …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Circular economy in cities: Reviewing how environmental research aligns with local practices

A Petit-Boix, S Leipold - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Circular economy (CE) is gaining popularity at different levels with the promise of creating
more sustainable processes. In this context, cities are implementing a number of initiatives …

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 …

Review of sewage sludge management: standards, regulations and analytical methods

BM Cieślik, J Namieśnik, P Konieczka - Journal of cleaner production, 2015 - Elsevier
This article presents the most popular methods of sewage sludge management and
associated unit operations and processes referring to them. The most popular methods are …

Sustainable development of phosphorus recovery: From a product perspective

M Cheng, C Shi, L Hao, X Wang, X Guo, R Liu… - Sustainable Production …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the continuous exploitation and loss of phosphorus (P) resources and the challenging
natural closed-loop recovery of P, the P crisis has become an issue that must be urgently …

Process design and optimization on self-sustaining pyrolysis and carbonization of municipal sewage sludge

A Zhou, X Wang, S Yu, S Deng, H Tan, H Mikulčić - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis can realize the reduction and resource utilization of municipal sewage sludge
(MSS). In this paper, a self-sustaining pyrolysis process is designed for municipal sewage …

Hydrothermal carbonisation of sewage sludge for char production with different waste biomass: Effects of reaction temperature and energy recycling

Y Zhai, C Peng, B Xu, T Wang, C Li, G Zeng, Y Zhu - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal carbonisation (HTC) of sewage sludge (SS) with waste biomass was
investigated as a clean and energy-efficient treatment to produce char. The effects of the …