Advances in pretreatment strategies to enhance the biodegradability of waste activated sludge for the conversion of refractory substances

X Liu, D Wang, Z Chen, W Wei, G Mannina… - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a low-cost technology widely used to divert waste activated
sludge (WAS) to renewable energy production, but is generally restricted by its poor …

Methods to alleviate the inhibition of sludge anaerobic digestion by emerging contaminants: a review

A Tawfik, M Mohsen, S Ismail, NS Alhajeri… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
The rising occurrence of emerging contaminants in sludges both inhibits the anaerobic
digestion of sludges and induces health issues when sludges are recycled in agriculture …

Fate, toxicity and effect of triclocarban on the microbial community in wastewater treatment systems

H Wang, H Yun, M Li, H Cui, X Ma, Y Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Triclocarban (TCC), one of the typical antimicrobial agents, is a contaminant of emerging
concern commonly found in high concentration in water environments. However, the fate …

Understanding how microbial electrolysis cell assisted anaerobic digestion enhances triclocarban dechlorination in sludge

S Long, Q Fu, Z Hao, L Sun, Z Li, Y Guo, X Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial electrolysis cell assisted anaerobic digestion (MEC-AD) has recently been
considered as an efficient method for degradations of refractory pollutants. To date …

A review on the fate of legacy and alternative antimicrobials and their metabolites during wastewater and sludge treatment

T Abbott, G Kor-Bicakci, MS Islam… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial compounds are used in a broad range of personal care, consumer and
healthcare products and are frequently encountered in modern life. The use of these …

Dehydration effect of freeze-thaw on sludge: Temperature spatio-temporal distribution and multi-scale evaluation

Y Wu, Y Wang, X Zhang, Y Zhang, G Chen… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The freeze-thaw vacuum method for conditioning pretreated sludge has been proved that it
not only has greater dewatering efficiency but also is more ecologically friendly. In this …

Full-scale anaerobic digestion of sewage sludges: Fate evaluation of pharmaceuticals and main metabolites

T Dolu, B Nas - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The occurrence and behavior of pharmaceuticals especially in sewage sludge have
attracted great attention nowadays due to the intensive application of sewage sludge in …

[HTML][HTML] Electrode modified with nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots supported in chitosan for triclocarban monitoring

ER Santana, EC Martins, A Spinelli - Microchemical Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Triclocarban is an antimicrobial agent frequently used in personal care products with
potential activity for endocrine disrupting, and hence its monitoring is particularly important …

Triclocarban transformation and removal in sludge conditioning using chalcopyrite–triggered percarbonate treatment

J Liang, L Zhang, C Li, Z Mo, M Ye, Z Zhu, S Sun… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Herein, a facile combination approach of chalcopyrite and sodium percarbonate (CuFeS 2+
SPC) was established to augment both TCC removal efficiency and sludge dewatering …

Mitigation of Triclocarban Inhibition in Microbial Electrolysis Cell-Assisted Anaerobic Digestion

S Long, X Liu, J Xiao, D Ren, Z Liu, Q Fu… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Triclocarban (TCC), as a widely used antimicrobial agent, is accumulated in waste activated
sludge at a high level and inhibits the subsequent anaerobic digestion of sludge. This study …