Wastewater Treatment Technologies: Theory, Methods and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Wastewater is now widely recognized as a source rather than a waste. Various technologies have now been developed to recover the resource from wastewater. Meanwhile, wastewater treatment is also an energy-intensive industry, which results in a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions. New technologies are required to be applied to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For instance, various anammox-based biological technologies, algae-based biotechnologies, or promoting the application of mainstream anaerobic technologies are effective in reducing the energy demand of biological treatments. Moreover, artificial intelligence has been gradually applied to wastewater treatment, such as model parameter estimation, aeration, twin-wastewater treatment plants, etc. As AI is now gradually changing our view of this world and ways of performing scientific research, we believe that more and more scientific output will be published.

The focus on current environmental problems, novel biological, and physical and chemical novel processes will deepen our ability to obtain chemicals from wastewater. New theories, methods, and applications should be developed for a better future. This issue will welcome advances in various wastewater treatment technologies. By doing so, we aim to take significant strides towards a greener and more sustainable world while promoting academic dialogue and collaboration.

The topics of the Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

1. Physical separation theory and technologies;
2. Chemical transformation theory and technologies;
3. Biological purification theory and technologies;
4. Natural treatment theory and technologies;
5. Water treatment theory and technology based on microalgae;
6. Disinfection and microbial risk control;
7. Reclaimed water storage and reuse;
8. UV treatment theory and technologies;
9. Standards and policy for water quality control and water resource management;
10. Urban water system and water recycling;
11. Industrial water system and water recycling;
12. Rural water system and water recycling;
13. Desalination technology and processes.

Dr. Jixiang Yang
Guest Editor

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• wastewater
• anammox
• artificial intelligence
• membrane bioreactor
• resource recovery
• energy recovery
• membrane process
• anaerobic digestion