Sewage sludge treatment methods and P-recovery possibilities: Current state-of-the-art

M Hušek, J Moško, M Pohořelý - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
With the growing emphasis on environmental protection, the ways of sewage sludge
treatment are changing. In this review, we analyse different methods of sewage sludge …

Fate and distribution of heavy metals during thermal processing of sewage sludge

WDC Udayanga, A Veksha, A Giannis, G Lisak… - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermal processing of sewage sludge (SS) has received increasing attention in recent
years. Thermal processes valorise the carbon rich organic fraction of SS, while effectively …

Slow pyrolysis enhances the recovery and reuse of phosphorus and reduces metal leaching from biosolids

DA Roberts, AJ Cole, A Whelan, R de Nys, NA Paul - Waste Management, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, biochar is produced from biosolids with and without alum at a range of
temperatures and simulated oxidative aging of the biochars is conducted to quantify the long …

Physical and chemical properties of biochar produced from sewage sludge compost and plants biomass, fertilized with that compost, important for soil improvement

J Titova, E Baltrėnaitė - Waste and biomass valorization, 2021 - Springer
The aim of the research was to investigate the physical and chemical properties of the
biochar made from sewage sludge compost (SSC) and the biomass of energy plants …

P-recovery versus current sewage sludge treatment policy in the Czech Republic and Japan

M Hušek, R Homma, J Moško, M Pohořelý… - Clean Technologies and …, 2024 - Springer
Phosphorus is an important element for agriculture and industry, but its deposits are not
uniformly distributed. Countries that do not have primary sources are dependent on imports …

Removal of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and organic fluorine from sewage sludge and sea sand by pyrolysis

M Hušek, J Semerád, S Skoblia, J Moško, J Kukla… - Biochar, 2024 - Springer
Pyrolysis is one method for treating sewage sludge, particularly in remote areas or
decentralised systems. The end product of pyrolysis, sludge-char, can serve as a soil …

The migration, transformation and control of trace metals during the gasification of rice straw

NTNL Thao, KY Chiang - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
This research investigates the trace metals speciation, partitioning and removal in rice straw
gasification equipped with an integrated hot gas cleaning (HGC) system. The experiments …

A multicomponent approach to using waste-derived biochar in biofiltration: a case study based on dissimilar types of waste

E Baltrėnaitė, P Baltrėnas, A Bhatnagar, T Vilppo… - International …, 2017 - Elsevier
The environmental legislation and strict enforcement of environmental regulations are the
tools effectively used for developing the market of materials for environmental protection …

Biogeochemical and engineered barriers for preventing spread of contaminants

E Baltrėnaitė, A Lietuvninkas, P Baltrėnas - Environmental Science and …, 2018 - Springer
The intensive industrial development and urbanization, as well as the negligible return of
hazardous components to the deeper layers of the Earth, increases the contamination load …

Dissolved organic carbon content and leachability of biomass waste biochar for trace metal (Cd, Cu and Pb) speciation modelling

E Mancinelli, E Baltrėnaitė, P Baltrėnas… - Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) interacts with dissolved trace metal affecting their mobility
and bioavailability through the formation of DOC–metal complexes. Several types of biochar …