| Title |
Toward carbon neutrality and circular economy: an innovative combination of enhanced biogas production and nutrient recovery from sludge dewatering liquor at a municipal wastewater treatment plant in Germany |
| ID_Doc |
28263 |
| Authors |
Kleyböcker, A; Kraus, F; Meyer, S; Heinze, J; Gromadecki, F; Remy, C |
| Title |
Toward carbon neutrality and circular economy: an innovative combination of enhanced biogas production and nutrient recovery from sludge dewatering liquor at a municipal wastewater treatment plant in Germany |
| Year |
2024 |
| Published |
Water Science And Technology, 90.0, 3 |
| DOI |
10.2166/wst.2024.247 |
| Abstract |
An innovative circular economy (CE) system was implemented at the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Brunswick. The performance of the CE system was evaluated for 4 years: the thermal pressure hydrolysis enhanced the methane production by 18% and increased the digestate dewaterability by 14%. Refractory COD formed in thermal hydrolysis and increased the COD concentration in the WWTP effluent by 4 mg L-1 while still complying with the legal threshold. Struvite production reached high phosphorus recovery rates of >80% with a Mg:P molar ratio >= 0.8. Nitrogen was successfully recovered as ammonium sulfate with high recovery rates of 85-97%. The chemical analyses of secondary fertilizers showed a low pollutant content, posing low risks to soil and groundwater ecosystems. The total carbon footprint of the WWTP decreased due to enhanced biogas production, the recovery of renewable fertilizers and a further reduction of nitrous oxide emissions. Using green energy will be crucial to reach carbon neutrality for the entire WWTP. |
| Author Keywords |
ammonium sulfate solution; biogas; carbon footprint; circular economy; energy recovery; struvite; thermal pressure hydrolysis |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:001273117700001 |
| WoS Category |
Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences; Water Resources |
| Research Area |
Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Water Resources |
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