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 …

Triclosan in sludge: Exploring its journey from the sewage treatment plants to land application and potential impacts on the environment

Z Wang, X Li, H Liu, T Zhou, J Li, Y Li… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Triclosan (TCS) is an anti-microbial widely used in personal care and medical antibacterial
products. Despite the widespread occurrence of TCS in municipal sewage sludge …

Occurrence, environmental risks and biological remediation mechanisms of Triclosan in wastewaters: Challenges and perspectives

G Nandikes, P Pathak, ASA Razak… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Triclosan (TCS) is an antimicrobial agent used widely in pharmaceutical and personal care
products (PPCPs). The extensive use of TCS in PPCPs has increased over the past few …

Enhancing methane production from anaerobic digestion of secondary sludge through lignosulfonate addition: Feasibility, mechanisms, and implications

Z Wang, X Li, H Liu, T Zhou, J Li, MA Siddiqui… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study explores the feasibility of using lignosulfonate, a byproduct of the pulp and paper
industry, to facilitate sludge anaerobic digestion. Biochemical methane potential assays …

Alkaline pre-fermentation for anaerobic digestion of polyacrylamide flocculated sludge: simultaneously enhancing methane production and polyacrylamide …

X Liu, Q Fu, Z Liu, T Zeng, M Du, D He, Q Lu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The residual Polyacrylamide (PAM) in sewage sludge might cause severe disturbance in
anaerobic digestion, and appropriate solutions to alleviate such situation are urgently …

Enhanced mesophilic fermentation of waste activated sludge by integration with in-situ nitrate reduction

X Li, B Wang, Y Ma, T Jiang, Y Peng - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the reduction of nitrate in a mesophilic waste activated sludge (WAS)
fermentation system and determined the effect of nitrate reduction on the hydrolysis …

Triclosan degradation in sludge anaerobic fermentation and its impact on hydrogen production

D Wang, N Yi, Y Wang, J Yang, Q Fu, X Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Triclosan (TCS), a widely used antibacterial agent, was accumulated at significant levels in
waste activated sludge (WAS). To date, however, the interaction between TCS and sludge …

[HTML][HTML] Enzymatic cometabolic biotransformation of organic micropollutants in wastewater treatment plants: A review

DM Kennes-Veiga, L Gónzalez-Gil, M Carballa… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biotransformation of trace-level organic micropollutants (OMPs) by complex microbial
communities in wastewater treatment facilities is a key process for their detoxification and …

Insights into the phenol disinfectant on the methane performance from wastewater by mesophilic anaerobic digestion: Single and two stages analysis

H Xu, T Wang, Y Zhou, M Zhao, W Shi, Z Huang… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of different phenol disinfectant concentration on wastewater
anaerobic digestion was indicated. The results indicated that the cumulative methane …

Mechanism of dielectric barrier discharge plasma coupled with calcium peroxide to improve the quantity and quality of short chain fatty acids in anaerobic fermentation …

J Wang, G Cheng, J Zhang, M Lu, Y Shangguan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The recycling of high-value carbon resources from waste cyanobacteria is an interesting
research direction. In this study, the feasibility of barrier discharge plasma coupled with …