Review on pretreatment techniques to improve anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge

VK Nguyen, DK Chaudhary, RH Dahal, NH Trinh, J Kim… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) of sewage sludge is one of the most efficient, effective, and
environmentally sustainable remediation techniques; however, the presence of complex floc …

A review on recent disposal of hazardous sewage sludge via anaerobic digestion and novel composting

CS Liew, NM Yunus, BS Chidi, MK Lam, PS Goh… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The high investment cost required by modern treatment technologies of hazardous sewage
sludge such as incineration and anaerobic digestion have discouraged their application by …

Stabilization of heavy metals loaded sewage sludge: Reviewing conventional to state-of-the-art thermal treatments in achieving energy sustainability

CS Liew, W Kiatkittipong, JW Lim, MK Lam, YC Ho… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge has long been regarded as a hazardous waste by virtue of the loaded heavy
metals and pathogens. Recently, more advanced technologies are introduced to make use …

[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 …

Nanoparticle-assisted biohydrogen production from pretreated food industry wastewater sludge: microbial community shifts in batch and continuous processes

MS Hellal, F Gamon, G Cema, GK Hassan… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biohydrogen production from industrial waste has gained a significant attention as a
sustainable energy source. In this study, the enrichment of biohydrogen production from …

Effective multipurpose sewage sludge and food waste reduction strategies: A focus on recent advances and future perspectives

X Zhu, Y Xu, G Zhen, X Lu, S Xu, J Zhang, L Gu, H Wen… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy crisis and increasing rigorous management standards pose significant challenges
for solid waste management worldwide. Several emerging diseases such as COVID-19 …

A review of pretreatment methods to enhance solids reduction during anaerobic digestion of municipal wastewater sludges and the resulting digester performance …

B Shrestha, R Hernandez, DLB Fortela, W Sharp… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The rapid increase in the population is expected to result in the approaching of design
capacity for many US wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) over the next decade. WWTPs …

Effects of mixed alkali-thermal pretreatment on anaerobic digestion performance of waste activated sludge

X Zou, R Yang, X Zhou, G Cao, R Zhu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, the effect of low-temperature thermal and alkali pretreatments on
biodegradability of waste activated sludge was evaluated. Combined with low-temperature …

Functionalization methods of starch and its derivatives: from old limitations to new possibilities

A Zarski, K Kapusniak, S Ptak, M Rudlicka, S Coseri… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
It has long been known that starch as a raw material is of strategic importance for meeting
primarily the nutritional needs of people around the world. Year by year, the demand not …

Sewage sludge pretreatment: current status and future prospects

M Ćwiertniewicz-Wojciechowska, G Cema… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Sewage sludge is regarded by wastewater treatment plants as problematic, from a financial
and managerial point of view. Thus, a variety of disposal routes are used, but the most …