The energy-consuming and carbon-intensive wastewater treatment plants could become
significant energy producers and recycled organic and metallic material generators, thereby …

In the last decades, energy scarcity has become an important issue globally. Renewable
energy sources have gained importance due to limited fossil fuel reserves and increased …

Municipal wastewater treatment processes consume a significant amount of energy and
generate substantial carbon emissions. However, organic matters existing in municipal …

Wastewater treatment can consume a large amount of energy to meet discharge standards.
However, wastewater also contains resources which could be recovered for secondary uses …

In response to the growing global resource scarcity, wastewater is increasingly seen as a
valuable resource to recover and valorise for the benefit of the society rather than another …

Coagulants such as aluminum sulfate (Al 2 (SO 4) 3 (alum)) and ferric chloride (FeCl 3) used
in water treatment plants (WTPs) led to the generation of sludge that is usually disposed to …

Activated sludge processes with an ultra-short sludge retention time (ultra-short-SRT) are
considered to have potential for energy and resource recovery from wastewater. The present …

Characteristics of seed sludge are of great importance in granulation and treatment
performance of aerobic granular sludge process. Fast-settling floccular sludge has been …

High-rate activated sludge systems (HRAS) are gaining attention in Water Resource
Recovery Facilities (WRRFs) seeking to become energy efficient wastewater treatment. One …

Achieving a neutral/positive energy balance without compromising discharge standards is
one of the main goals of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in terms of sustainability …