Thermochemical processing of sewage sludge to energy and fuel: Fundamentals, challenges and considerations

SSA Syed-Hassan, Y Wang, S Hu, S Su… - … and sustainable energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge, the inevitable by-product of municipal wastewater treatment plant
operation, is a key issue in many countries due to its increasing volume and the impacts …

Treatment processes to eliminate potential environmental hazards and restore agronomic value of sewage sludge: A review

SA Hoang, N Bolan, AMP Madhubashani… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Land application of sewage sludge is increasingly used as an alternative to landfilling and
incineration owing to a considerable content of carbon and essential plant nutrients in …

Fate and distribution of heavy metals during thermal processing of sewage sludge

WDC Udayanga, A Veksha, A Giannis, G Lisak… - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermal processing of sewage sludge (SS) has received increasing attention in recent
years. Thermal processes valorise the carbon rich organic fraction of SS, while effectively …

Immobilization of heavy metals in ceramsite produced from sewage sludge biochar

J Li, G Yu, S Xie, L Pan, C Li, F You, Y Wang - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ceramsite was prepared from sewage sludge biochar (SSB). The migration, speciation
evolution, leaching toxicity, and potential environmental risk of heavy metals (HMs) in sludge …

Trace metal elements vaporization and phosphorus recovery during sewage sludge thermochemical treatment–a review

B Galey, M Gautier, B Kim, D Blanc, V Chatain… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phosphorus (P) plays essential roles in crops growth. Natural mineral sources of phosphate
are non-renewable, overexploited and unevenly distributed worldwide, making P a strategic …

Influence of paraments on the transformation behaviors and directional adjustment strategies of phosphorus forms during different thermochemical treatments of …

Z Fang, X Zhuang, X Zhang, Y Li, R Li, L Ma - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
A variety of sludge originating from wastewater treatment is increasingly accumulating
worldwide, especially in the developed regions. Fortunately, phosphorus (P) in sludge can …

[HTML][HTML] Paper mill sludge biochar to enhance energy recovery from pyrolysis: A comprehensive evaluation and comparison

Z Liu, M Hughes, Y Tong, J Zhou, W Kreutter… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Bio-oil and pyrolysis gas (py-gas) are two pyrolysis products available for potential energy
recovery. Crude bio-oil, however, is typically corrosive and unstable, requiring special …

Chemical speciation, mobility and phyto-accessibility of heavy metals in fly ash and slag from combustion of pelletized municipal sewage sludge

Z Xiao, X Yuan, H Li, L Jiang, L Leng, X Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Combustion of pelletized municipal sewage sludge (MSS) can generate pestilent
byproducts: fly ash and slag. Comparisons of heavy metal sequential extraction results …

Speciation and environmental risk of heavy metals in biochars produced by pyrolysis of chicken manure and water-washed swine manure

A Wang, D Zou, X Zeng, B Chen, X Zheng, L Li… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
This study was conducted to investigate the speciation, bioavailability and environmental
risk of heavy metals (HMs) in chicken manure (CM) and water-washed swine manure (WSM) …

Application of electron beam water radiolysis for sewage sludge treatment—a review

M Siwek, T Edgecock - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020 - Springer
A review of the applicability of electron beam water radiolysis for sewage sludge treatment is
presented. Electron beam treatment has been proven to be a successful approach to the …