Sewage and Biomass from Wastewater to Energy

Possibilities and Technology

Tariq Altalhi, Mohammad Luqman, Joseph K. Bwapwa

• Publisher: Wiley-Scrivener
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781394204311
• eBook ISBN: 9781394204496
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Sciences physiques
• Subtopic: Énergie

Written and edited by a team of industry experts, this exciting new volume covers clean energy production from sewage and biomass while achieving a zero-waste strategy.

Wastewater treatment plants are critical in protecting both the environment's resources and human health. A wastewater treatment plant's technological system focuses not only on the effectiveness of the treatment but on the costs and energy consumption of the entire system. Municipal wastewater treatment produces a significant amount of sewage sludge all over the world. The majority of this sludge's dry matter content is made up of organic compounds which are not toxic, and they consist of both primary and secondary (microbiological) sludge. There is also a substantial quantity of inorganic substances in the sludge, along with a small quantity of toxic matter. Also, various raw sewage treatment options can include energy production (heat, electricity, or biofuel) to reduce dependence on external energy supply during treatment. The most important options used for energy production from sewage and biomass can use the following approaches: anaerobic digestion, co-digestion, incineration with energy recovery, co-incineration, pyrolysis, gasification, supercritical (wet) oxidation, and hydrolysis. Generally, these processes or methods are cost-effective, but they can still have some setbacks related to the nature of the methods or the raw material used for conversion. There are also operating conditions to comply with to get a successful outcome.

This book combines information from many disciplines related to wastewater treatment technologies to show how the circular economy approach can be used to achieve zero waste and produce energy that can be useful for plants and communities. This approach focuses on clean technologies for green energy resources such as biohydrogen, biofuels, and biogas from biomass and sewage sludge for zero waste production. This is aimed to also integrate the issue of energy demand and the one of energy production.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Chapter 1 Thermal/Photocatalytic Conversion of Sewage Sludge and Biomass to Energy
• Chapter 2 Sewage Sludge Conversion to Sustainable Energy: Biogas, Methane, Hydrogen, and Biofuels
• Chapter 3 Biodiesel from Sewage Sludge
• Chapter 4 Carbon Emissions, Energy Reduction, and Energy Recovery from Wastewater Treatment Plants
• Chapter 5 Integrated Use of Biomass to Produce Energy and Construction Material
• Chapter 6 Technical and Economic Evaluation of Old and Novel Technologies for Energy Resources Production from Wastewater Trea ment Plants
• Chapter 7 Recovery of Cellulose and Extracellular Polymers from Sewage Sludge
• Chapter 8 Wastewater-Derived Biomass for Energy
• Chapter 9 Recovery of Value-Added Products from Sewage Sludge: Processes, Life Cycle Assessment, and Costs
• Chapter 10 Various Biomasses from Wastewater and Possibilities of Conversion to Energy Resources
• Chapter 11 Recycled Wastewater from Sewage Treatment Plants for Sustainable Agriculture
• Chapter 12 Recovery of Value-Added Products from Sewage Sludge Using Biological Processes
• Chapter 13 Wastewater Treatment Processes and Resource Recovery, Effectiveness, and Challenges
• Chapter 14 Circular Bioeconomy in the Recovery of Polymers from Sewage Sludge
• Chapter 15 Recycled Wastewater from Sewage Treatment Plant for Sustainable Agriculture: An Indian Scenario
• Index
• EULA