New Challenges in Wastewater Treatment, Energy and Environment
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B: Energy and Environment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025 | Viewed by 120
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wastewater treatment; nitrogen removal and recovery; renewable energy
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Interests: wastewater treatment; wastewater quality; nitrogen removal and recovery
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, achieving energy neutrality while ensuring high nutrient removal has become the goal of sustainable technology in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). In WWTPs, energy costs account for around 40–60% the whole operational costs of wastewater treatment; therefore, the search for ways to improve efficiency while maintaining energy balance and environmental protection is crucial. That is why this Special Issue is focused on “New Challenges in Wastewater Treatment, Energy and Environment”, as in WWTPs, energy consumption is related to pollution load, which influences treatment methods and technologies. WWTPs are looking for ways to improve (1) the efficiency of removing pollution, (2) the amount of purchased energy, (3) the amount of recovered energy, and (4) the use of renewable energy sources in order to meet stricter discharge restrictions that the law requires for environment protection.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the theory, modelling, application, and control of all wastewater treatment processes that improve the energy balance of WWTPs. Original submissions focusing on fundamental and/or practical issues related to all subfields of wastewater treatment, energy and environment are very welcome.
Dr. Dominika Sobotka
Prof. Dr. Jakub Drewnowski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wastewater treatment plant
- energy neutrality
- energy efficiency
- bioenergy
- environment protection
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