Huge amounts of unwanted sewage sludge are generated in the process of wastewater
treatment, calling for methods to recycle sewage sludges into value-added materials and …

The efficient management of municipal sewage sludge (MSS) daily produced worldwide by
biological wastewater treatment processes is nowadays of utmost importance. Classic …

Wastewater treatment plants can become a source of valuable resources, such as clean
water, energy, fuels and nutrients and thus contribute to the sustainable development goals …

Sewage sludge disposal is a complicated task which requires considerable planning and
investment. Unsafe disposal of sludge has the potential to pollute underwater sources due to …

Climate change is driving global endeavours to achieve carbon neutrality and renewable
energy expansion. Sludge, a nutrient-rich waste, holds energy potential yet poses …

In response to increasing global waste generation due to population growth, urbanization,
and industrialization, wastewater treatment operations should shift from being solely energy …

A series of hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) experiments with two different samples of
municipal sewage sludge (MSS) were conducted at 350° C for 30 min residence time in a …

Biopolymers from renewable materials are promising alternatives to the traditional
petroleum-based plastics used today, although they face limitations in terms of performance …

Sludge biochar, a carbonized product of raw sludge, contains porous architectures that can
act as epicenters for adsorbing external molecules through physical or chemical bonding …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) are facilities where municipal wastewater undergoes
treatment so that its organic load and its pathogenic potential are minimized. Sewage sludge …