[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 …

Sidestream characteristics in water resource recovery facilities: A critical review

P Devos, A Filali, P Grau, S Gillot - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
This review compiles information on sidestream characteristics that result from anaerobic
digestion dewatering (conventional and preceded by a thermal hydrolysis process) …

[HTML][HTML] Energy and resources recovery from excess sewage sludge: A holistic analysis of opportunities and strategies

AG Capodaglio, A Callegari - Resources, Conservation & Recycling …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment processes produce large amounts of excess biological sewage
sludge, which disposal requires large amounts of energy and expenditure, and is not devoid …

Strategies for energy conversion from sludge to methane through pretreatment coupled anaerobic digestion: Potential energy loss or gain

X Wang, C Jiang, H Wang, S Xu, X Zhuang - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) of wasted activated sludge from wastewater plants is recognized
as an effective method to reclaim energy in the form of methane. AD performance has been …

Emerging environmental health risks associated with the land application of biosolids: a scoping review

EA Pozzebon, L Seifert - Environmental Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Over 40% of the six million dry metric tons of sewage sludge, often referred to
as biosolids, produced annually in the United States is land applied. Biosolids serve as a …

Comparative life cycle assessment of sewage sludge treatment in Wuhan, China: Sustainability evaluation and potential implications

E Twagirayezu, L Fan, X Liu, A Iqbal, X Lu, X Wu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Owing to the relentless growth of sewage sludge production, achieving low-carbon
development in sewage sludge treatment and disposal (STD) is becoming increasingly …

Nationwide occurrence and distribution of liquid crystal monomers in municipal sewage sludge of China

Z Feng, B Du, M Shen, X Han, X Liang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution and the fate of liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) in different matrices
have received increasing attention owing to their potential persistence and toxicity. Sewage …

[HTML][HTML] Basic micro-pollutants in sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plants in the Northwest Spain: Occurrence and risk assessment of sludge disposal

V Fernández-Fernández, M Ramil, I Rodríguez - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Sludge is one of the most problematic residues generated during wastewater treatment.
Herein, we validate a single-step, sensitive procedure for the determination of a selection of …

Embedding Mixed Sorbents in Binder: Solid-Phase Microextraction Coating with Wide Extraction Coverage and Its Application in Environmental Water Analysis

W Zhou, K Hu, Y Wang, RW Jiang… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) is a simple and highly effective sample-preparation
technique for water analysis. However, the extraction coverage of a given SPME device with …

Effects of Sewage Sludge Application on Plant Growth and Soil Characteristics at a Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica Plantation in Horqin Sandy Land

J Bai, X Sun, C Xu, X Ma, Y Huang, Z Fan, X Cao - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
The application of domestic sewage sludge (SS) may affect plant growth and soil quality
through altering nutrient availability. However, the effect of SS application on the plant–soil …