Advanced Biological Wastewater Treatment and Nutrient Removal
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 1087
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biological nitrogen removal; anammox; biofilm; denitrifying phosphorus removal; activated sludge
Interests: biological wastewater treatment; aerobic granular sludge; in situ sludge reduction; phosphorus removal and recovery; GHGs reduction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The traditional activated sludge process, developed over more than 100 years ago, has become the most widely adopted biological treatment technology in wastewater treatment plants worldwide. However, with the continuous increase in wastewater production and the tightening of discharge standards, the traditional biological treatment process faces several challenges, including low treatment efficiency, high energy consumption, and low volumetric load. These limitations make it difficult to meet the new demands for efficient and low-energy wastewater treatment under carbon-neutral targets. In recent years, innovations in wastewater biological treatment theories have driven technological advancements and attracted widespread attention from researchers.
This Special Issue mainly focuses on cutting-edge research and technological applications related to advanced wastewater biological treatment and nutrient removal. For this Special Issue, we invite the submission of original research papers or review papers. The topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- New principles and metabolic pathways for biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal from wastewater;
- Stable operation and optimization strategies for the anammox process;
- Applications and regulation of aerobic granular sludge technology;
- New biofilm technologies based on functional carriers;
- Engineering applications of new technologies for nitrogen and phosphorus removal from wastewater.
Dr. Hong Wang
Dr. Qiulai He
Dr. Yingmu Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wastewater biological treatment
- nitrogen and phosphorus removal
- anammox
- aerobic granular sludge technology
- biofilm technology
- wastewater treatment plant upgrade
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