Utilization and Treatment of Sewage Sludge

Dear Colleagues,

With the increase in the number of wastewater treatment plants and the improvement of wastewater treatment technology and efficiency, the total amount of municipal sludge has increased year on year. Therefore, it is necessary to treat and dispose of the sludge in a reasonable way, taking into account environmental, social, technical and economic factors.

This Special Issue welcomes innovative studies related to sludge treatment and final utilization. This includes the following broad topics: estimating sludge amount, infrastructure adjustments, agricultural use, compost production, thermal utilization methods (incineration, oxy-combustion, gasification, pyrolysis, carbonization processes, wet conversion techniques, hydrogen production, etc.), cement and aggregate substitutes, construction materials, nutrient potentials and phosphorus recovery, and legislative and environmental issues.

Manuscripts should contribute to the current knowledge on the municipal sewage sludge treatment and utilization methods, providing novel insights into technologies and methods, increasing treatment efficiency, or reducing the impact of current techniques and processes on the environment.

Prof. Dr. Jurand Bień
Guest Editor

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