A review on wastewater sludge valorisation and its challenges in the context of circular economy

A Gherghel, C Teodosiu, S De Gisi - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of wastewater sludge as a source for energy and resource recovery is a good
alternative for its management considering the legislation requirements and the circular …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-based fertilizers: A practical approach towards circular economy

K Chojnacka, K Moustakas, A Witek-Krowiak - Bioresource Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Although for the past 100 years, fertilizer technologies have increasingly used renewable
resources, the majority of manufactured products are still based on mineral deposits and …

Sewage sludge treatment methods and P-recovery possibilities: Current state-of-the-art

M Hušek, J Moško, M Pohořelý - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
With the growing emphasis on environmental protection, the ways of sewage sludge
treatment are changing. In this review, we analyse different methods of sewage sludge …

High-solid anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge: Challenges and opportunities

F Di Capua, D Spasiano, A Giordano, F Adani… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
High-solid anaerobic digestion (HSAD) of sewage sludge is a promising alternative to
conventional anaerobic digestion (AD) as it reduces treatment volumes, transportation costs …

Comparative assessment of municipal sewage sludge incineration, gasification and pyrolysis for a sustainable sludge-to-energy management in Greece

MC Samolada, AA Zabaniotou - Waste management, 2014 - Elsevier
For a sustainable municipal sewage sludge management, not only the available technology,
but also other parameters, such as policy regulations and socio-economic issues should be …

Sludge: a waste or renewable source for energy and resources recovery?

VK Tyagi, SL Lo - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Utilization of waste sludge as a renewable resource for energy recovery is the appropriate
solution of how to manage the continuously increasing waste sludge generation effectively …

Technologies to recover nutrients from waste streams: a critical review

CM Mehta, WO Khunjar, V Nguyen, S Tait… - Critical Reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Technologies to recover nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from waste streams have
undergone accelerated development in the past decade, predominantly due to a surge in …

Low-carbon city and its future research trends: A bibliometric analysis and systematic review

X Wang, G Wang, T Chen, Z Zeng, CK Heng - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Low-carbon cities (LCCs) have attracted considerable attention from researchers over the
past 15 years as an important initiative for mitigating global warming. The increased pilot …

Wastewater-based resource recovery technologies across scale: a review

N Diaz-Elsayed, N Rezaei, T Guo, S Mohebbi… - Resources …, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, wastewater has been evolving from a waste to a valuable
resource. Wastewater can not only dampen the effects of water shortages by means of water …

Biosolids: what are the different types of reuse?

MC Collivignarelli, M Canato, A Abbà… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, rapid population growth and industrialization have increased the use of
natural resources and the production of waste. To develop a circular economy, it is …