Pathways to advanced resource recovery from sewage

Min Zheng, Zhetai Hu, Tao Liu, Mathieu Sperandio, Eveline I. P. Volcke, Zhiyao Wang, Xiaodi Hao, Haoran Duan, Siegfried E. Vlaeminck, Kangning Xu, Zhiqiang Zuo, Jianhua Guo, Xia Huang, Glen T. Daigger, Willy Verstraete, Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht and Zhiguo Yuan ()
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Min Zheng: University of New South Wales
Zhetai Hu: University of Queensland
Tao Liu: Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Mathieu Sperandio: INSA
Eveline I. P. Volcke: Ghent University
Zhiyao Wang: University of Queensland
Xiaodi Hao: Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Haoran Duan: University of New South Wales
Siegfried E. Vlaeminck: University of Antwerp
Kangning Xu: Beijing Forestry University
Zhiqiang Zuo: Beijing University of Technology
Jianhua Guo: University of Queensland
Xia Huang: Tsinghua University
Glen T. Daigger: University of Michigan
Willy Verstraete: Ghent University
Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht: Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Zhiguo Yuan: City University of Hong Kong

Nature Sustainability, 2024, vol. 7, issue 11, 1395-1404

Abstract: Abstract The ongoing paradigm shift in sewage management from pollution control to resource recovery is an integral part of a circular economy. Efforts have traditionally concentrated on the recovery of organic carbon as bioenergy, and nitrogen and phosphorus as nutrients. In the past decade, technologies have been developed to recover high-value commodities. Simultaneously, innovative processes have been proposed to produce chemical agents that can be immediately reused in the sewage system to facilitate sewage management. This Review evaluates these latest developments and the underpinning scientific discoveries, identifies the key challenges, and outlines a roadmap towards greener and more sustainable sewage management.

Date: 2024
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