The Application of Innovative Biotechnology in Sewage Purification
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 2738
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wastewater treatment; environmental microbiology and biotechnology; energy and resource recovery from wastewater and biosolids; membrane bioreactor; novel materials for environmental applications
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Interests: microalgal–bacterial granule; algal–bacterial granule; photogranule; urban wastewater; green process; nitrogen removal
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Interests: wastewater treatment; algal–bacterial symbiosis; biological denitrification; carbon emissions from wastewater treatment plants; biomass recycling and utilization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increasing impact of global climate change presents significant challenges for sustainable water and wastewater management practices. There is a high demand for innovative methods and technologies for water and wastewater treatment, with a primary focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while ultimately achieving carbon neutrality. In the context of carbon neutrality and the circular economy, exploring emerging environmental biotechnology for water and wastewater purification offers a great opportunity to improve process efficiency in terms of treatment and energy usage, while in the meantime cutting down carbon emissions.
Given this, the primary objective of this Special Issue is to explore innovative biotechnologies contributing to sustainable water and wastewater treatment, while addressing the current demand for energy and carbon neutrality under the circular economy framework. Researchers are cordially invited to submit original works on the above-described subject. We are especially interested in high-quality research articles and state-of the-art critical reviews including, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Novel A-B processes for low-carbon wastewater reclamation;
- Granular sludge technology for wastewater treatment (e.g., aerobic granules, anaerobic granules and microalgal–bacterial granules);
- Membrane bioreactors and biofilm reactors for wastewater treatment;
- Advanced biological nitrogen removal processes;
- Energy and resource recovery from wastewater;
- Greenhouse gas emissions and control in water and wastewater treatment plants;
- Functional biomaterials for water and wastewater treatment;
- AI-based biological water and wastewater treatment systems.
Dr. Xiaoyuan Zhang
Dr. Bin Ji
Dr. Shulian Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable sewage purification
- innovative biotechnologies
- greenhouse gases reduction
- biological nitrogen removal processes
- energy and resource recovery
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