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This reference book provides updated information about the technological advancement in sustainable thermochemical bioprocessing of sewage sludge disposal and resource recovery. It discusses the innovative strategies of resource recovery for the formulation of feedstock, clean compost production and safe application. This book traces the main chemical and biological properties of sewage sludge and covers biostabilization, detoxification, the role of microorganisms in sewage sludge management and the sustainable use of sewage sludge from a circular economy perspective.
Key Features
- Discusses organic waste disposal and recycling
- Covers knowledge transfer from waste bioprocessing to commercially important end products
- Includes industrial application of biological and thermochemical sewage sludge treatment toward emerging nutrient recovery technologies
- Reviews the function and applications of microorganisms in sewage sludge treatment
- Describes the application of sewage sludge as fertilizers in agriculture
This book is meant for researchers and industry experts in environmental sciences, biochemical engineering and biotechnology.
List of contents
SECTION I General
Chapter 1 Sewage Sludge Treatment and Management: An Introduction
Xinwei Sun, A.M. Dregulo, Manoj Kumar Solanki, Ashok Pandey, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi
Chapter 2 Global Scenario of Sewage Sludge Management
Parveen Fatema Rupani, Mohammadreza Kamali, Suely Akter, Xianghui Qic, Faisal I. Chowdhury, Hossain M. Zabed
Chapter 3 Ecological and Health Risk Assessment in Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils Irrigated by Sewage
Han Zhang, Ping Wang, Qian Li, Zhaowen Yang, Weilong Wu, Zengqiang Zhang
Chapter 4 Municipal Wastewater Sludge as a Sustainable Bioresource in Developed Countries
Vinay, M Shahbaz Khan, Pooja Ghosh, Vivek Kumar
Chapter 5 Application of Sewage Sludge as an Agricultural Soil Amendment
Yuanyao Ye, Huu Hao Ngo, Wenshan Guo, An Ding, Shihai Deng, Dinh Duc Nguyen, Xuan Thanh Bui
Chapter 6 Sustainable Treatment and Resource Recovery from Sewage Sludge
Bhoomika Yadav, Shraddha Chavan, R.D. Tyagi, Jonathan W.C. Wong, Patrick Drogui
SECTION II Thermochemical Processing of Sewage Sludge
Chapter 7 Thermochemical Processing of Sewage Sludge: Fundamentals and Challenges
A.M. Dregulo
Chapter 8 Pyrolysis of Sewage Sludge
Guo-Rong Ni, Chun-Huo Zhou, Xin Yin, Hua-Jun Huang
Chapter 9 Combustion of Sewage Sludge
Yaru Peng, Yuan Luo, Ken Smith, Ronghua Li
Chapter 10 Hydrothermal Liquefaction and Carbonization for Sustainable Treatment of Sewage Sludge
Ayan Banerjee, Sangeeta Mohanty, Debashish Ghosh, Thallada Bhaskar
Chapter 11 Gasification of Sewage Sludge
Anees Ahmad, Farah Hussain, Muhammad Hassan Javed, Muhammad Ali, Abdul-Sattar Nizami
SECTION III Biological Processing of Sewage Sludge
Chapter 12 Role of Microbes in Sewage Sludge Treatment and Management
Chao Liu, Xiao Xiao, Ting Tang, Chao Li, Jianhong Wei, Binghua Yan
Chapter 13 Emerging Resources Recover Technology: Sustainable Treatment and Management of Sewage Sludge
A. N. Anoopkumar, Mithula Venugopal, Embalil Mathachan Aneesh, Aravind Madhavan, Laya Liz Kuriakose, Parameswaran Binod, Ashok Pandey, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi and Raveendran Sindhu
Chapter 14 Biostabilization of Sewage Sludge
Bridget Signe Price, Carlos Saul Osorio-González, Satinder Kaur Brar
Chapter 15 Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Sewage Sludge
Pooja Sharma, Ambreen Bano, Surendra Pratap Singh
Chapter 16 Bioleaching of Sewage Sludge for Enhanced Dewaterability
Yunbei Li, Lijun Quan, Chunyan Fu, Hailong Li, Yiwen Chen, Wanting Cai
Chapter 17 Detoxification of Sewage Sludge by Natural Attenuation
Ezeah, Chukwunonye, Esonye, Chizoo, Azuama, Onyedikachi Cecil
About the author
Mukesh Kumar Awasthi is an Associate Professor at the College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, PR China. His major research interests include microbiology, environmental science, biotechnology & bioengineering field. He was awarded with the MoRE 2020-Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow - University of Boras, Boras, Sweden. He has over 315 publications, which include 280 papers, three books, and 25 book chapters.
Zengqiang Zhang is a Professor at the College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China. His major research interests lie in the areas of environmental microbiology, organic waste composting, bioremediation of heavy metal contaminated soil, wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery, and mitigation of greenhouse gases emission during the organic waste composting, etc. He has more than 335 publications, which include 296 papers, three books, and 25 book chapters.
Professor Ashok Pandey is currently a Distinguished Scientist at the Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India, and the Executive Director (Honorary) at the Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability – India. He has over 1600 publications, which include 16 patents, 108 books, over 1000 papers, and book chapters.
Summary
This reference book provides updated information about the advancement in sustainable thermochemical bioprocessing of sewage sludge disposal and resource recovery. It traces the main chemical and biological properties of sewage sludge and covers biostabilization, detoxification, the role of microbes, and the sustainable use of sewage sludge.
