Nutrient and Energy Recovery from Municipal and Industrial Wastewater
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B: Energy and Environment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 62
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The sustainable management of municipal and industrial wastewater is becoming increasingly critical in our modern society. Wastewater is no longer viewed merely as waste, but as a resource that is rich in nutrients and energy which can be recovered and reused. Advances in wastewater treatment technologies have opened new avenues for nutrient and energy recovery, contributing to a circular economy and reducing environmental impacts. Other crucial points are process optimization and automation, which are crucial for enhancing energy efficiency. Real-time monitoring and control systems, which use sensors and advanced software to continuously monitor and adjust processes, can significantly optimize energy use. Predictive maintenance strategies, which ensure that equipment operates at peak efficiency and prevent energy losses due to malfunctioning equipment, are also becoming more widespread.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the recovery of nutrients and energy from municipal and industrial wastewater.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Optimization of energy consumption in wastewater treatment processes;
- Innovative technologies for recovering nutrients (e.g., phosphorus, nitrogen) from wastewater while considering low-energy solutions;
- Heat recovery systems;
- Wastewater treatment system integration with renewable energy sources;
- Processes and systems for energy recovery, including biogas production and utilization;
- Integration of nutrient and energy recovery systems in wastewater treatment plants;
- Sustainable management and reuse of recovered resources;
- Advanced biological, chemical, and physical treatment methods for enhancing resource recovery and lowering energy demand;
- Policy and regulatory frameworks supporting nutrient and energy recovery from wastewater;
- Case studies and practical applications of resource recovery and energy in municipal and industrial settings;
- Development and implementation of circular economy models in wastewater management.
We invite researchers and practitioners to contribute their latest findings and insights to this Special Issue, aiming to advance the field of nutrient and energy recovery from wastewater.
Dr. Przemyslaw Kowal
Dr. Sławomir Kasiński
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biogas production
- circular economy
- nutrient recovery
- energy recovery
- environmental assessment
- industrial wastewater
- municipal wastewater
- nitrogen recovery and phosphorus recovery
- resource recovery
- wastewater treatment
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