Recent advances in microwave-enhanced advanced oxidation processes (MAOPs) for environmental remediation: A review

M Cao, P Xu, K Tian, F Shi, Q Zheng, D Ma… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microwave (MW) technology has been widely studied in the field of environmental
remediation due to its rapid and uniform heating,“hot spot” effect, and nonthermal effect. MW …

Progress of improving waste activated sludge dewaterability: Influence factors, conditioning technologies and implications and perspectives

H Yuan, N Zhu - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Large amounts of waste activated sludge (WAS) as a by-product generated from the
biological treatment in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is of high moisture content …

Approaches for electroplating sludge treatment and disposal technology: Reduction, pretreatment and reuse

H Wang, X Liu, Z Zhang - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Electroplating sludge (ES) has become an obstacle to the sustainable development of the
electroplating industry. Electroplating sludge has a large storage capacity, with a high …

Recent advances in sludge dewatering and drying technology

B Rao, G Wang, P Xu - Drying Technology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Sewage sludge is an inevitable by-product of biological wastewater treatment process and
contains various toxic substances such as pathogens, heavy metals and organic …

Dye wastewater treatment through adsorption-photocatalysis using electroplating sludge-derived NiFe2O4@ C catalyst

X Wang, C Ding, H Long, C Peng, X Xu, Y Wu… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Electroplating sludge (ES) is classified as HW46 hazardous waste, and its high-value
utilization offers superior economic and environmental benefits compared to traditional …

Advanced oxidation-based combined conditioning technologies to improve sludge dewaterability: A mini review

Z He, X Zhou, X Fan, W Jin, C Chen, B Yan… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the acceleration of urbanization, sludge production is increasing significantly. The high
moisture content of sludge brings great challenges to subsequent incineration or landfill …

Concentration of goethitic slimes by comprehensively exploring a ternary Collector-Frother flotation reagent and ultrasound dispersion

MLS Marques, LO Filippov, IV Filippova… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The recovery of elements of interest from tailings has been increasingly studied to reduce
their generation and mitigate disposal risks, and in iron ore production the reality is no …

Synthesis of electrocatalyst from electroplating sludge for efficient N2 reduction under ambient conditions

Y Zhang, Y Cui, J Zhang, Y Xu, Q Liu, G Qian - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electroplating sludge (ES) is a solid waste, which is rich in transition-metal content.
However, ES is usually treated or disposed, instead of recycling. For the first time, this work …

Physical conditioning methods for sludge deep dewatering: A critical review

Z Liu, F Luo, L He, S Wang, Y Wu, Z Chen - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sludge is an inevitable waste product of sewage treatment with a high water content and
large volume, it poses a significant threat of secondary pollution to both water and the …

Aqueous two-phase systems for environmentally friendlier separation of rare earth elements and transition metals: Applications and new molecular insights

HP Neves, LA Silva, LM Prates, AM Pereira… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aqueous two-phase systems (ATPSs) have been proposed as an alternative liquid–liquid
extraction technique applicable for the separation of economically valuable metals …