Water-Energy Nexus,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
3, P. 170 - 185
Published: Jan. 1, 2020
To
remediate
significant
risks
such
as
increasing
resources
consumption,
climate
change,
and
environmental
pollutions
which
affect
resource
management
security,
energy
recovery
from
wastewater
could
be
a
feasible
approach
towards
the
circular
economy
(CE).
Wastewater
for
creates
an
exceptional
opportunity
bringing
environmental,
political,
economic,
social
benefits.
Transition
to
CE
addresses
many
of
reuse
obstacles
barriers,
public
acceptance
financial
policy
management.
This
review
focuses
on
potential
alternative
in
framework
evaluates
different
technologies.
Since
decision
makers
have
address
challenges
are
more
related
societal,
regulatory,
political
aspects
prior
execute
fundamental
actions,
practical
strategies
implementation
emphasizing
period
2010–2020
proposed.
Furthermore,
several
successful
case
studies
systematic
approach,
cover
all
scenarios
reviewed.
Energies,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
15(15), P. 5633 - 5633
Published: Aug. 3, 2022
Municipal
sewage
sludge
is
the
residual
material
produced
as
a
waste
of
municipal
wastewater
purification.
It
sophisticated
multi-component
material,
hard
to
handle.
For
many
years,
it
has
been
landfilled,
incinerated,
and
widely
used
in
agriculture
practice.
When
unproperly
discharged,
very
polluting
unhealthy.
The
rapidly
increasing
global
amount
annually
depends
on
urbanization,
degree
development,
lifestyle.
Some
diffused
traditional
practices
were
banned
or
became
economically
unfeasible
unacceptable
by
communities.
In
contrast,
established
that
MSS
contains
valuable
resources,
which
can
be
utilized
energy
fertilizer.
objective
review
was
prove
resource
recovery
beneficially
affordable
using
modern
approaches
proper
technologies
estimate
required
resources
time.
open
sources
information
deeply
mined,
critically
examined,
selected
derive
necessary
regarding
each
network
segment,
from
source
final
point,
where
disposed
of.
We
found
developed
some
developing
countries
are
involved
with
ambitious
costly
plans
for
remediation,
modernization
regulations,
collecting
purification
systems,
beneficial
management
approach.
also
activated
process
leading
technology
purification,
anaerobic
digestion
downstream
waste.
However,
biological
appear
inadequate
hydrothermal
carbonization,
already
applicable
at
full
scale,
best
candidate
playing
significant
role
managing
big
towns
small
villages.
Environmental Technology & Innovation,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
31, P. 103176 - 103176
Published: April 30, 2023
This
literature
review
addresses
the
presence
of
plastic
in
domestic
wastewater,
an
increasingly
important
facet
widespread
use
and
its
detrimental
effects
on
environment,
with
a
focus
microplastics
(MPs)
sewage
sludge
their
implications
for
circular
economy.
Extensive
research
has
been
conducted
occurrence
MPs
wastewater
treatment
plants.
Sewage
is
byproduct
such
plants
that
are
widely
used
agricultural
other
sectors
but
may
contain
emerging
contaminants,
including
MPs,
can
pose
significant
risk
to
environment.
The
highlights
high
concentrations
underscores
need
appropriate
disposal
methods
prevent
soil
contamination.
also
detrimentally
interact
as
heavy
metals
organophosphate
esters.
While
extraction
technologies
exist
remove
from
implementation
subject
technical
economic
considerations.
Future
should
optimization
efficacy
these
ensure
safe
management.
Given
levels
contaminants
found
sludge,
it
crucial
implement
enable
sustainable
disposal.
By
acknowledging
challenges
developing
solutions,
we
mitigate
environmental
impacts
promote
waste
management
practices.
Environments,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(2), P. 17 - 17
Published: Jan. 25, 2023
Water
resources
are
under
pressure
worldwide,
resulting
in
scarcity
and
deterioration
of
freshwater
quality.
According
to
European
directives,
we
could
reduce
the
on
water
urban
areas
by
increasing
reuse
treated
wastewater,
reducing
impact
bodies,
promoting
recycling
through
multiple
uses
wastewater.
Besides
need
address
supply
challenges,
wastewater
treatment
systems
show
environmental
stewardship
innovative
practices.
Using
reclaimed
for
agricultural
irrigation
is
gaining
interest
because
drought
conditions
experienced
Europe
over
past
few
years.
Furthermore,
using
may
help
restore
nutrients
(N
P)
natural
biogeochemical
cycles.
This
review
highlights
importance
reuse,
current
legislation,
existing
technologies
implement
meet
minimum
requirements
produce
irrigation.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
35(36)
Published: March 31, 2023
Abstract
Population
growth,
urbanization,
and
decarbonization
efforts
are
collectively
straining
the
supply
of
limited
resources
that
necessary
to
produce
batteries,
electronics,
chemicals,
fertilizers,
other
important
products.
Securing
chains
these
critical
via
development
separation
technologies
for
their
recovery
represents
a
major
global
challenge
ensure
stability
security.
Surface
water,
groundwater,
wastewater
emerging
as
potential
new
sources
bolster
chains.
Recently,
variety
material‐based
have
been
developed
employed
separations
resource
in
water.
Judicious
selection
design
materials
tune
properties
targeting
specific
solutes
is
central
realizing
water
source
resources.
Here,
membranes,
sorbents,
catalysts,
electrodes,
interfacial
solar
steam
generators
demonstrate
promise
applications
reviewed.
In
addition,
perspective
offered
on
grand
challenges
key
research
directions
need
be
addressed
improve
practical
viability.
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
5(7), P. 504 - 521
Published: June 6, 2024
Effective
management
of
water
resources
is
crucial
for
global
food
security
and
sustainable
development.
In
this
Review,
we
explore
the
potential
benefits
challenges
associated
with
treated
wastewater
(TW)
reuse
irrigation.
Currently,
400
km3
yr−1
generated
globally,
but
<20%
treated,
that
TW,
only
2–15%
reused
irrigation
depending
on
region.
The
main
limitation
TW
inability
current
treatment
technologies
to
completely
remove
all
micropollutants
contaminants
emerging
concern,
some
which
have
unknown
impacts
crops,
environment
health.
However,
advanced
schemes,
supported
by
quality
monitoring
regulations,
can
provide
a
stable
supply
agricultural
production,
as
demonstrated
in
regions
such
USA
Israel.
Such
schemes
could
potentially
serve
net
energy
source,
embedded
exceeds
needs
9
10
times.
Agriculturally
useful
nutrients
nitrogen,
phosphorus
potassium
be
also
recovered
reused.
act
major
contributor
circular
economy
development,
first
steps
will
funding
implementation
social
acceptance.
Treated
alleviate
imbalances
boost
production
water-scarce
regions,
thus
promoting
security.
This
Review
discusses
widespread
agriculture
framework.
Desalination and Water Treatment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
317, P. 100205 - 100205
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Throughout
the
years,
experiments
with
membrane,
electrochemical,
biological
and
thermal
technologies
have
been
explored
to
recover
resources
from
a
range
of
wastewaters
such
as
municipal,
industrial,
urine
sewage
sludge.
However,
multiple
resource
recoveries
at
commercial
pilot
scale
are
still
lacking,
instead,
focusing
on
specialising
recovery
narrow
set
products.
Herein,
divergence
across
municipal
industrial
wastewater
streams
–
nutrients
energy
for
municipal;
heavy
metals
water
streams;
material
seen
both
was
observed
through
literature
review.
This
review
aims
provide
perspective
academic
professionals
alike
current
available
their
emerging
trends
tie
in
these
circular
economics.
Consequently,
high
sludge
transportation
costs
may
pressure
treatment
plants
(WWTPs)
adopt
value-adding,
onsite
transforming
centralised
decentralised
WWTPs
into
facilities.
Water,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
13(7), P. 946 - 946
Published: March 30, 2021
Wastewater
treatment
plants
(WWTPs)
require
an
urgent
transition
from
a
linear
to
circular
economy
operation/design
concept
with
consequent
resource
recovery
and
more
sustainable
waste
management.
Natural
resources
have
be
preserved,
wastes
become
opportunity
for
recovering
materials
(water
reuse,
energy,
sludge
reuse).
However,
the
toward
is
complex
long
process
due
existence
of
technical,
economic,
social
regulatory
barriers.
These
existing
barriers
are
critical
challenges
modern
WWTP
concept.
The
must
considered
strategic
target
earliest
process-design
phase.
In
this
context,
European
Union’s
Horizon
2020
project
“Achieving
wider
uptake
water-smart
solutions—WIDER
UPTAKE”
aims
overcome
(technological,
regulatory,
organizational,
economic)
model
WWTPs.
This
study
aimed
at
increasing
awareness
summarizes
key
contributions
WIDER
UPTAKE
in
terms
water
reuse
nutrient
recovery.
Bioresource Technology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
327, P. 124790 - 124790
Published: Feb. 9, 2021
Conversion
of
organic
waste
and
wastewater
to
polyhydroxyalkanoates
(PHAs)
offers
a
potential
recover
valuable
resources
from
waste.
Microbial
community-based
PHA
production
systems
have
been
successfully
applied
in
the
last
decade
at
lab-
pilot-scales,
with
total
19
pilot
installations
reported
scientific
literature.
In
this
review,
research
pilot-scale
on
microbial
is
categorized
subsequently
analyzed
focus
feedstocks,
enrichment
strategies,
yields
substrate,
biomass
content
polymer
characterization.
From
assessment,
challenges
for
further
scaling-up
are
identified.
