Enhanced technology for sewage sludge advanced dewatering from an engineering practice perspective: A review

X Zhang, P Ye, Y Wu - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing production of sludge poses significant environmental risks. Sludge disposal
and transport are costly because of the high water content (WC). Reducing the WC of sludge …

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 …

Hydrochar derived from municipal sludge through hydrothermal processing: A critical review on its formation, characterization, and valorization

H Liu, IA Basar, A Nzihou, C Eskicioglu - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Additional options for the sustainable treatment of municipal sludge are required due to the
significant amounts of sludge, high levels of nutrients (eg, C, N, and P), and trace …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of pyrolysis temperature on biochar's characteristics and speciation and environmental risks of heavy metals in sewage sludge biochars

X Zhang, B Zhao, H Liu, Y Zhao, L Li - Environmental Technology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge pyrolysis into biochar is an effective way to realize sludge harmless and
resourceful utilization. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between pyrolysis …

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 …

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 …

Transport and accumulation of microplastics through wastewater treatment sludge processes

SSA Petroody, SH Hashemi, CAM van Gestel - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are important routes for releasing microplastics into
the environment, with the produced sludge acting as a recipient of microplastics from …

Application of macroalgal biomass derived biochar and bioelectrochemical system with Shewanella for the adsorptive removal and biodegradation of toxic azo dye

R Gurav, SK Bhatia, TR Choi, YK Choi, HJ Kim… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study aimed towards adsorptive removal of the toxic azo dye onto biochar
derived from Eucheuma spinosum biomass. Characterization of the produced biochar was …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle sustainability assessment of advanced treatment techniques for urban wastewater reuse and sewage sludge resource recovery

RRZ Tarpani, A Azapagic - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants can become a source of valuable resources, such as clean
water, energy, fuels and nutrients and thus contribute to the sustainable development goals …

Nationwide review of heavy metals in municipal sludge wastewater treatment plants in China: Sources, composition, accumulation and risk assessment

X Cheng, C Wei, X Ke, J Pan, G Wei, Y Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Systematically analyzing the problem of heavy metals in the municipal sludge, a meta-
analysis of nine metals was undertaken to distinguish the sources and sinks of those with …