Wastewater Treatment Technology and Environmental Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 March 2026 | Viewed by 721
Special Issue Editor
Interests: low-carbon wastewater treatment and resource recovery; migration, transformation, and mathematical simulation of new pollutants; greenhouse gas emissions mechanism and reduction strategy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Facing the serious problems of water scarcity and water pollution, recycling and low carbonization of sewage treatment is an important pathway to recover energy and resources, treat conventional and emerging contaminants, reduce energy consumption, mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and finally to achieve the balance between economic development and environmental protection. Therefore, it is necessary to follow the recent trends in low-carbon sewage treatment processes and the recycling of energy and resources from sewage. In this Special Issue, we aim to identify the interactions among recycling, low carbonization, and sewage treatment efficiencies. Papers addressing these topics are invited to contribute to this Special Issue, especially those combining a high academic standard coupled with a practical focus on recycling and the low carbonization of sewage treatment technologies.
Topics of this Special Issue include (but are not limited to):
- Low-carbon sewage treatment processes;
- Energy and nutrient recovery from sewage;
- Greenhous gas emissions mechanisms and reduction strategies;
- Emerging contaminants;
- Mathematical modelling, systems analysis, and beneficial use of big data related to low-carbon sewage treatment.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Yifeng Xu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- low carbonization
- recycling
- sewage treatment
- resource recovery
- energy recovery
- greenhouse gas
- emerging contaminants
- mathematical models
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