[HTML][HTML] Sewage sludge derived biochar for environmental improvement: Advances, challenges, and solutions

L Zhao, ZF Sun, XW Pan, JY Tan, SS Yang, JT Wu… - Water Research X, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rapid growth yield of global sewage sludge, rational and effective treatment and
disposal methods are becoming increasingly needed. Biochar preparation is an attractive …

Progress in thermochemical co-processing of biomass and sludge for sustainable energy, value-added products and circular economy

YH Chan, SSM Lock, BLF Chin, MK Wong… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
To achieve the main goal of net zero carbon emission, the shift from conventional fossil-
based energy/products to renewable and low carbon-based energy/products is necessary …

Energy consumption optimization in wastewater treatment plants: Machine learning for monitoring incineration of sewage sludge

B Adibimanesh, S Polesek-Karczewska… - Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass management in terms of energy consumption optimization has become a recent
challenge for developed countries. Nevertheless, the multiplicity of materials and operating …

Co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and waste tobacco stem: Gas products analysis, pyrolysis kinetics, artificial neural network modeling, and synergistic effects

C Ma, F Zhang, J Hu, H Wang, S Yang, H Liu - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
This research comprehensively investigates the co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge (SS) and
waste tobacco stem (WTS). Various SS and WTS ratios (1: 0, 0.75: 0.25, 0.50: 0.50, 0.25 …

Improving biochar properties by co-pyrolysis of pig manure with bio-invasive weed for use as the soil amendment

J Qiu, MF de Souza, AA Robles-Aguilar, S Ghysels… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Over recent years, pyrolysis has grown into a mature technology with added value for
producing soil improvers. Further innovations of this technology lie in developing tailor …

An extensive review and comparison of modern biomass reactors torrefaction vs. biomass pyrolizers—part 2

R Slezak, H Unyay, S Szufa, S Ledakowicz - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The depletion of fossil fuels has led to a search for new methods of fuel and chemical
production from biomass. One of the methods of converting biomass into valuable products …

Influence of pyrolysis temperature on sludge biochar: the ecological risk assessment of heavy metals and the adsorption of Cd (II)

M Wu, B Liu, J Li, X Su, W Liu, X Li - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Pyrolysis of sludge to biochar can not only reduce the sludge volume, toxic organic
compound, and pathogens, but also be applied as effective adsorbents. However, the …

Enrichment characteristics and environmental risk assessment of heavy metals in municipal sludge pyrolysis biochar

A Zhou, S Yu, S Deng, H Mikulčić, H Tan… - Journal of the Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis treatment of municipal sludge is a promising sludge treatment technology.
However, due to the presence of heavy metals in sludge, the practical application of sludge …

Co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge with lignocellulosic and algal biomass for sustainable liquid and gaseous fuel production: a life cycle assessment and techno …

BA Mohamed, M O'Boyle, LY Li - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Biowastes are marked sources of global greenhouse gas emissions, however, locally
accessible biowaste could be a sustainable source for biofuel production to generate clean …

Co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and poplar sawdust under controlled low-oxygen conditions: biochar properties and heavy metals behavior

F Yu, H Lv, L Fan, L Chen, Y Hu, X Wang, Q Guo… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar production by pyrolysis of sewage sludge (SS) is one of effective ways to realize
resource recovery and harmless treatment of SS. However, biochar prepared by direct …