Integration of green energy and advanced energy-efficient technologies for municipal wastewater treatment plants

Z Guo, Y Sun, SY Pan, PC Chiang - International journal of environmental …, 2019 - mdpi.com
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 …

Bioinspired materials for water-harvesting: focusing on microstructure designs and the improvement of sustainability

F Zhang, Z Guo - Materials Advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, environmental pollution issues have gradually increased the cost of
obtaining clean water for humans. Inspired by natural creatures, collecting water from the …

Assessment of energy consumption of municipal wastewater treatment plants in China

Y He, Y Zhu, J Chen, M Huang, P Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Energy consumption from municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) has brought
escalating dual pressure of high expenditure and greenhouse gas emissions to …

Spatial heterogeneity of factors affecting GHG emission intensity in urban water supply and wastewater treatment systems in China

L Wu, Y Pan, J Li, H Li, J Li, H Li, A Li, Y Jin - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
The water supply and treatment in urban water systems (UWS) consume massive energy,
quantitative estimate of the intensity of their accompanying GHG (Greenhouse Gas) …

A framework for resource recovery from wastewater treatment plants in megacities of developing countries

MC Chrispim, M Scholz, MA Nolasco - Environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
In developing countries, there is often a lack of a comprehensive data set that supports the
development of coherent policies on resource recovery from wastewater treatment. This …

Energy self-sufficiency aiming for sustainable wastewater systems: are all options being explored?

RM Llácer-Iglesias, PA López-Jiménez… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
In upcoming years, water demand is expected to boost worldwide, and with that, wastewater
generation and the required energy for treatment. Provided that efficiency measures should …

[HTML][HTML] A Review of AI-Driven Control Strategies in the Activated Sludge Process with Emphasis on Aeration Control

C Monday, MS Zaghloul, D Krishnamurthy, G Achari - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Recent concern over energy use in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) has spurred
research on enhancing efficiency and identifying energy-saving technologies. Treating one …

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of small water resource recovery facilities: Comparison of mechanical and lagoon systems

M Thompson, S Moussavi, S Li, P Barutha, B Dvorak - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Small water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) serving communities with populations of
less than 10,000 people account for 70% of centralized wastewater treatment systems in the …

Assessment of small mechanical wastewater treatment plants: Relative life cycle environmental impacts of construction and operations

S Moussavi, M Thompson, S Li, B Dvorak - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many slow growing and shrinking rural communities struggle with aging or inadequate
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), and face challenges in constructing and operating …

Environmental life cycle impacts of small wastewater treatment plants: Design recommendations for impact mitigation

A Pham, S Moussavi, M Thompson, B Dvorak - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to quantify potential mitigation of environmental impacts from
the operation and construction of wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) from implementing …