A review on wastewater sludge valorisation and its challenges in the context of circular economy
The use of wastewater sludge as a source for energy and resource recovery is a good
alternative for its management considering the legislation requirements and the circular …
alternative for its management considering the legislation requirements and the circular …
Review of feedstock pretreatment strategies for improved anaerobic digestion: From lab-scale research to full-scale application
When properly designed, pretreatments may enhance the methane potential and/or
anaerobic digestion rate, improving digester performance. This paper aims at providing …
anaerobic digestion rate, improving digester performance. This paper aims at providing …
Technologies for reducing sludge production in wastewater treatment plants: State of the art
This review presents the state-of-the-art sludge reduction technologies applied in both
wastewater and sludge treatment lines. They include chemical, mechanical, thermal …
wastewater and sludge treatment lines. They include chemical, mechanical, thermal …
Pretreatment of microalgae to improve biogas production: a review
Microalgae have been intensively studied as a source of biomass for replacing conventional
fossil fuels in the last decade. The optimization of biomass production, harvesting and …
fossil fuels in the last decade. The optimization of biomass production, harvesting and …
Energy feasibility study of sludge pretreatments: a review
R Cano, SI Pérez-Elvira, F Fdz-Polanco - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Most of the pretreatments to sewage sludge in lab-scale studies show high potentials to be
implemented in an anaerobic digester since they produce an increase in the biogas …
implemented in an anaerobic digester since they produce an increase in the biogas …
A review of wet air oxidation and thermal hydrolysis technologies in sludge treatment
With rapid world population growth and strict environmental regulations, increasingly large
volumes of sludge are being produced in today's wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) with …
volumes of sludge are being produced in today's wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) with …
Mechanical pretreatment of lignocelluloses for enhanced biogas production: Methane yield prediction from biomass structural components
SO Dahunsi - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, mechanical pretreatment was applied to six different lignocelluloses in two
different treatment phases and the prediction of their methane yield was done from biomass …
different treatment phases and the prediction of their methane yield was done from biomass …
Mass and energy integration study of hydrothermal carbonization with anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge
Anaerobic Digestion is the most common process used for energy generation from sewage
sludge but only one half of the sewage sludge is susceptible to biodegradation …
sludge but only one half of the sewage sludge is susceptible to biodegradation …
Enhancement of methane production in mesophilic anaerobic digestion of secondary sewage sludge by advanced thermal hydrolysis pretreatment
Studies on the development and evolution of anaerobic digestion (AD) pretreatments are
nowadays becoming widespread, due to the outstanding benefits that these processes …
nowadays becoming widespread, due to the outstanding benefits that these processes …
Enhancement of methane production in anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge by thermal hydrolysis pretreatment
JM Choi, SK Han, CY Lee - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
This study was performed to optimize thermal hydrolysis pretreatment (THP) of sewage
sludge for enhanced anaerobic digestion (AD). Using the response surface methodology …
sludge for enhanced anaerobic digestion (AD). Using the response surface methodology …