Advances in Anaerobic Digestion for Sewage Sludge Treatment
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
Interests: anaerobic fermentation/digestion; sludge treatment; biological wastewater treatment; energy and resource recovery; emerging containments; sewer
Interests: energy and resource recovery; sludge treatment; environmental behavior of emerging pollutants; anaerobic fermentation/digestion
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Dear Colleagues,
The treatment and disposal of sewage sludge has already proven to be a significant challenge due to its continuous production, the potential environmental risks it poses and its high cost. Given the high organic content and nutrient content of sludge, anaerobic digestion and fermentation are two of the most common solutions for sludge management. These processes stabilize sludge and recover resources, including short-chain fatty acids and methane. This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for global researchers to disseminate recent technological developments and engineering solutions in the areas of sludge anaerobic treatment. We particularly encourage submissions that explore pre-treatment methods to enhance digestion efficiency, microbiological aspects underpinning process stability, nutrient recovery and reuse, and the upgrading of biogas to value-added products. Within this context, we cordially invite you to submit original research and review articles to disseminate and share the novel findings on sludge anaerobic treatment.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Innovative pre-treatment techniques to improve digestion performance;
- Advances in microbiological understanding of anaerobic sludge treatment;
- Sustainable nutrient (N, P) recovery and recycling from digestate;
- Technologies for biogas upgrading and added-value conversion;
- Behavior and impact of emerging contaminants in anaerobic systems.
Dr. Qizi Fu
Dr. Yanxin Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- anaerobic fermentation/digestion
- sludge treatment
- pre-treatment
- biogas upgrading
- digestate management
- microbial community
- energy and resource recovery
- emerging contaminants
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