Conversion and removal strategies for microplastics in wastewater treatment plants and landfills

L Hou, D Kumar, CG Yoo, I Gitsov… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been identified as important collection
points and environmental sources for now omnipresent waste in waterways, the contribution …

[HTML][HTML] The roles of free ammonia (FA) in biological wastewater treatment processes: A review

Y Liu, HH Ngo, W Guo, L Peng, D Wang, B Ni - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Free ammonia (FA) can pose inhibitory and/or biocidal effects on a variety of
microorganisms involved in different biological wastewater treatment process, which is …

Interaction between Chlorella vulgaris and nitrifying-enriched activated sludge in the treatment of wastewater with low C/N ratio

A Sepehri, MH Sarrafzadeh, M Avateffazeli - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment based on algae-bacteria consortia is expected to find use among
other biological processes. In this report, the effects of the inoculation ratios of a Chlorella …

Legislation for the reuse of biosolids on agricultural land in Europe: Overview

MC Collivignarelli, A Abbà, A Frattarola… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The issues concerning the management of sewage sludge produced in wastewater
treatment plants are becoming more important in Europe due to:(i) the modification of sludge …

Principles and potential of thermal hydrolysis of sewage sludge to enhance anaerobic digestion

P Gahlot, G Balasundaram, VK Tyagi, AE Atabani… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge is rich source of carbon, nutrients, and trace elements and can be subjected
to proper treatment before disposal to fulfill government legislation and protect receiving …

Full-scale sewage sludge reduction technologies: a review with a focus on energy consumption

R Ferrentino, M Langone, L Fiori, G Andreottola - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the problem of sewage sludge
management and the relevant energy consumption, which represent the main cost items in …

[HTML][HTML] Ceramic microfiltration membranes in wastewater treatment: filtration behavior, fouling and prevention

MW Hakami, A Alkhudhiri, S Al-Batty, MP Zacharof… - Membranes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, integrated microfiltration (MF) membrane systems treatment is becoming widely
popular due to its feasibility, process reliability, commercial availability, modularity, relative …

Improving wastewater management using free nitrous acid (FNA)

H Duan, S Gao, X Li, NH Ab Hamid, G Jiang, M Zheng… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Free nitrous acid (FNA), the protonated form of nitrite, has historically been an unwanted
substance in wastewater systems due to its inhibition on a wide range of microorganisms …

Overview of key operation factors and strategies for improving fermentative volatile fatty acid production and product regulation from sewage sludge

W Fang, X Zhang, P Zhang, J Wan, H Guo… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, volatile fatty acid (VFA) production through anaerobic fermentation of
sewage sludge, instead of methane production, has been regarded as a high-value and …

Free nitrous acid (FNA)-based pretreatment enhances methane production from waste activated sludge

Q Wang, L Ye, G Jiang, PD Jensen… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge (WAS) is currently enjoying renewed interest
due to the potential for methane production. However, methane production is often limited by …