Sustainable Production and Consumption, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 49, P. 104 - 114
Published: June 15, 2024
Language: Английский
The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 896, P. 165201 - 165201
Published: July 3, 2023
Language: Английский
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Water-Energy Nexus, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7, P. 103 - 123
Published: Jan. 21, 2024
The consumption of natural resources and waste production raises questions concerns for the global scientific community government decision-makers. This review article provides several literature references related to concept circular economy how transition from a linear more system would prove be particularly sustainable practice in resource management, ensuring use minimized resources, but also reduced production, reuse controlled disposal as nutrients subsequent system. Also, bibliographic give information about actions Action Plan European Union policy, well expected goals this activity. adequate liiterature regarding principles agri-food sector necessity its implementation address existing challenges that specific must face benefits can arise such transition.
Language: Английский
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Eng—Advances in Engineering, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(4), P. 2633 - 2661
Published: Oct. 15, 2024
Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) encompass a range of processes from preliminary to advanced stages. Conventional treatments are increasingly inadequate for handling emergent pollutants, particularly organic compounds with carcinogenic potential that pose risks aquifers. Recent advancements prioritize integrating Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) and adsorbents conventional methods effectively retain pollutants enhance mineralization. There is growing preference non-chemical or minimally chemical approaches. Innovations such as combining ozone other biological photo-sono-assisted methods, alongside AOPs adsorbents, promising. These approaches leverage catalyst-assisted reactions optimize oxidation efficiency. This review aims provide holistic perspective on WWTP processes, spanning wastewater intake the production potable water, highlighting key technologies, operational challenges, future trends. The focus advancing sustainable practices enhancing treatment efficacy safeguard water quality address evolving environmental concerns effectively.
Language: Английский
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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(17), P. 12781 - 12781
Published: Aug. 23, 2023
In 2020, the European Commission (EC) defined a legal requirement for water reuse agricultural purposes in Union (EU). EU Regulation (2020/741) on minimum requirements should mobilize member states to implement solutions use of reclaimed water. This paper aims examine state implementation provisions this at time its entry into force. Based desk research, status countries, with particular emphasis issues quality and applications, was analyzed. The regulating varies significantly across EU’s countries. Central Eastern (e.g., Poland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia) countries are no rush regulate agriculture; some will take advantage derogation gain more consider it. Southern Greece, Italy, France, Spain) most advanced have experience practical implementations gained before introduced. However, they different control parameters. For now, Portugal, Spain fully implemented EC (2020/741); Belgium, Hungary, Italy partially it; Malta has it practically but not formally; Cyprus distributed regulations. It be pointed out that potential is significant, process needed due climate change consequences Europe’s resources. Therefore, further initiatives expected, including by other coming decades.
Language: Английский
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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 921, P. 170995 - 170995
Published: Feb. 18, 2024
Language: Английский
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Water, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(21), P. 3857 - 3857
Published: Nov. 6, 2023
Technologies used in municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) allow the recovery of energy and valuable elements (phosphorus, nitrogen, organic carbon) for soil. This article presents, schematic form, carbon, phosphorus cycling a WWTP with load 70,000 Population Equivalent develops spreadsheet to estimate their recovery. Biogas generation enables 1126 Mg carbon per year 12.6 GWh energy. The most rational form waste recycling is production compost fertilizing parameters, but efforts should be made reduce iron compounds its composition. It has been estimated that provides 30% 98% phosphorus, 18% nitrogen from streams these entering WWTP. possibility partially replacing coagulants precipitate magnesium salt presented, leading precipitation struvite, which well absorbed by plants. presents advantages combining sewage management WWTPs. developed allows control through quantitative selection fermentation.
Language: Английский
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Energies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(11), P. 2474 - 2474
Published: May 22, 2024
Municipal sewage sludge (MSS) is an inevitable byproduct of wastewater treatment, with increasing amounts year by worldwide. The development environmentally and economically acceptable methods for the sustainable management MSS a major environmental challenge. Nowadays, practices, besides commonly used stabilization methods, focus attention on alternative sludge-disposal pathways, which encompass enhanced energy valuable-resource recovery. This review presents recent advances in recovery selected value-added products from sludge. Because high nitrogen phosphorus concentrations, waste can be nutrient source (e.g., struvite). paper discusses conditions technology struvite As extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) biological sludge, alginate-like exopolymers (ALEs) are present systems that treat municipal wastewater. yields, dynamics content, characterization ALEs their possible applications were analyzed. important humic substances. Their occurrence, characterization, yields various types untreated, composted, digested sludge) main application presented. aspects trends pyrolysis, including thermochemical conversion to biochar, discussed this review. biochar derived assessment risks also covered. explores potential use applications, soil amendment, carbon sequestration, remediation.
Language: Английский
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Molecules, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 29(19), P. 4624 - 4624
Published: Sept. 29, 2024
Electronic waste (e-waste) contains valuable rare earth elements (REEs) essential for various high-tech applications, making their recovery crucial sustainable resource management. This review provides an overview of the occurrence REEs in e-waste and discusses both conventional emerging green technologies recovery. Conventional methods include physical separation, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, while innovative approaches such as bioleaching, supercritical fluid extraction, ionic liquid lanmodulin-derived peptides offer improved environmental sustainability efficiency. The article presents case studies on extraction from permanent magnets fluorescent powders, highlighting specific processes involved. Future research should focus developing eco-friendly leaching agents, separation materials, process optimization to enhance overall efficiency REE e-waste, addressing concerns effectively.
Language: Английский
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Energies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(19), P. 4983 - 4983
Published: Oct. 5, 2024
The increasing focus on sustainability and the circular economy has brought waste-to-energy technologies to forefront of renewable energy research. However, environmental impacts management contaminants associated with these remain critical issues. This article comprehensively reviews converting sewage sludge into fertilizers, focusing managing potential assessing implications ecological risks. It also highlights latest trends in technologies, waste-to-soil amendment, their integration frameworks. discussion encompasses challenges opportunities optimizing processes wastewater treatment plants minimize pollutants enhance sustainability. Addressing is essential for ensuring long-term viability acceptance solutions, making this topic highly relevant timely.
Language: Английский
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Agronomy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(3), P. 610 - 610
Published: Feb. 28, 2025
The increasing production of sanitary sewage, driven by urban population growth and increased collection treatment, is a significant concern due to its potential cause environmental degradation. Sanitary sewage treatment offers an opportunity recycle nutrients water, which can be used as fertilizers in agriculture. This study aimed evaluate bioproducts derived from biofertilizers for sunflower plants. Different concentrations dried microalgae cultivated biosolids anaerobic were added plants grown plastic pots filled with vermiculite 20% Long Ashton (LA) nutrient solution. Additionally, we either pure reclaimed water or combination the LA. All dry matter shoot. Transpiration stomatal conductance little affected. Photosynthesis instantaneous use efficiency while CO2 concentration substomatal cavity was decreased. results demonstrate that improved plant photosynthesis their high availability. underscores these promote crop photosynthesis, providing alternative chemical conserving potable water. Such innovations contribute sustainable agriculture, particularly benefiting small-scale growers facing challenges climate change.
Language: Английский
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