Removal of pharmaceuticals from water using sewage sludge-derived biochar: A review

I Ihsanullah, MT Khan, M Zubair, M Bilal, M Sajid - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, considerable attention has been paid to the beneficial utilization of sewage
sludge to reduce the risks associated with sludge disposal. Besides other applications of …

The promising way to treat wastewater by microalgae: Approaches, mechanisms, applications and challenges

Y Song, L Wang, X Qiang, W Gu, Z Ma… - Journal of Water Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae have become an important means of wastewater treatment. As a sustainable
and economical method of wastewater treatment, microalgae not only purify wastewater …

Nationwide review of heavy metals in municipal sludge wastewater treatment plants in China: Sources, composition, accumulation and risk assessment

X Cheng, C Wei, X Ke, J Pan, G Wei, Y Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Systematically analyzing the problem of heavy metals in the municipal sludge, a meta-
analysis of nine metals was undertaken to distinguish the sources and sinks of those with …

Biodegradable plastics in aquatic ecosystems: latest findings, research gaps, and recommendations

L Ribba, M Lopretti, GM de Oca-Vásquez… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The negative impact of plastic accumulation in aquatic ecosystems is a known and
undeniable problem. However, while many of the scientific community's countermeasures …

Lightweight ceramsite made of recycled waste coal gangue & municipal sludge: Particular heavy metals, physical performance and human health

C Wang, D Duan, D Huang, Q Chen, M Tu, K Wu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Large amounts of coal gangue and municipal sludge are generated from coal mining and
municipal sewage. Some scholars have studied their use in ceramics, concrete, land …

Algal consortiums: a novel and integrated approach for wastewater treatment

P Gururani, P Bhatnagar, V Kumar, MS Vlaskin… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urbanization, industrialization and other human-related activities discharge various
inorganic and organic toxic compounds into the environment. Many physical, chemical and …

Evaluating performance of pyrolysis and gasification processes of agriculture residues-derived hydrochar: Effect of hydrothermal carbonization

A Raheem, Q He, L Ding, W Dastyar, G Yu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, corn straw and rice husk were hydrothermally carbonized at 180° C and 240°
C. The effect of hydrothermal carbonization on the biomass/hydrochar characteristics, fate of …

Strategic use of crop residue biochars for removal of hazardous compounds in wastewater

SH Cho, S Jung, JH Park, S Lee, Y Kim, J Lee… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Crop residues are affordable lignocellulosic waste in the world, and a large portion of the
waste has been burned, releasing toxic pollutants into the environment. Since the crop …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrothermal carbonisation of sewage sludge and resulting biofuels as a sustainable energy source

N Kossińska, R Krzyżyńska, H Ghazal, H Jouhara - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge is nowadays a permanent element of our lives. One promising idea is to turn
these wastes into fuels. Special scientific attention is given to the possibility of applying the …

Advances in sewage sludge application and treatment: Process integration of plasma pyrolysis and anaerobic digestion with the resource recovery

AS Giwa, NJ Maurice, A Luoyan, X Liu, Y Yunlong… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Sewage sludge (SS) is an environmental issue due to its high organic content and ability to
release hazardous substances. Most of the treatments available are biological, thermal …