A critical review on biochar for enhancing biogas production from anaerobic digestion of food waste and sludge

M Kumar, S Dutta, S You, G Luo, S Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The conversion of food waste and sludge into biogas via anaerobic digestion technology is
gaining attention in recent years, which plays a significant role in waste valorization into …

Thermochemical conversion of sewage sludge: A critical review

N Gao, K Kamran, C Quan, PT Williams - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing levels of sewage sludge production demands research and development to
introduce more commercially feasible options for reducing socio-economic and …

The past and future of sustainable concrete: A critical review and new strategies on cement-based materials

J de Brito, R Kurda - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The negative impacts of cement-based material (CBM) production are way bigger than ever
expected. To illustrate the scale of this phenomenon, all the forests in the world, regardless …

Review of the application of gasification and combustion technology and waste-to-energy technologies in sewage sludge treatment

H Kamyab, A Yuzir, V Ashokkumar, SE Hosseini… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Gasification and combustion processing is deemed reliable and feasible methods in
response to concerns about landfilling–a traditional treatment due to rapid growth in …

Energy consumption optimization in wastewater treatment plants: Machine learning for monitoring incineration of sewage sludge

B Adibimanesh, S Polesek-Karczewska… - Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass management in terms of energy consumption optimization has become a recent
challenge for developed countries. Nevertheless, the multiplicity of materials and operating …

Pretreatment, modification and applications of sewage sludge-derived biochar for resource recovery-A review

Y Xiao, A Raheem, L Ding, WH Chen, X Chen, F Wang… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
With the quick increase in industrialization and urbanization, a mass of sludge has been
produced on the account of increased wastewater treatment facilities. Sewage sludge (SS) …

A review on the migration and transformation of heavy metals in the process of sludge pyrolysis

D Li, R Shan, L Jiang, J Gu, Y Zhang, H Yuan… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the substantial increase in sludge production, the disposal of sludge and the reduction
of secondary pollution by heavy metals have become one of the hottest topics in the field of …

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 …

Energy issues in sustainable urban wastewater management: Use, demand reduction and recovery in the urban water cycle

AG Capodaglio, G Olsson - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Urban water systems and, in particular, wastewater treatment facilities are among the major
energy consumers at municipal level worldwide. Estimates indicate that on average these …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrothermal liquefaction of sewage sludge for biofuel application: A review on fundamentals, current challenges and strategies

Y Fan, U Hornung, N Dahmen - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2022 - Elsevier
Scientific studies have demonstrated that hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) can be suggested
as a cost-effective and eco-friendly solution for the valorization of sewage sludge in the …