Knowledge Agora



Scientific Article details

Title Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs): The Case Study of Palermo University (Italy)
ID_Doc 5518
Authors Mannina, G; Alduina, R; Badalucco, L; Barbara, L; Capri, FC; Cosenza, A; Di Trapani, D; Gallo, G; Laudicina, VA; Muscarella, SM; Presti, D
Title Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs): The Case Study of Palermo University (Italy)
Year 2021
Published Water, 13, 23
DOI 10.3390/w13233413
Abstract The wastewater sector paradigm is shifting from wastewater treatment to resource recovery. In addition, concerns regarding sustainability during the operation have increased. In this sense, there is a need to break barriers (i.e., social, economic, technological, legal, etc.) for moving forward towards water resource recovery facilities and demonstration case studies can be very effective and insightful. This paper presents a new water resource recovery case study which is part of the Horizon 2020 EU Project "Achieving wider uptake of water-smart solutions-Wider Uptake". The final aim is to demonstrate the importance of a resource recovery system based on the circular economy concept. The recovery facilities at Palermo University (Italy) are first presented. Afterwards, the resource recovery pilot plants are described. Preliminary results have underlined the great potential of the wastewater treatment plant in terms of resources recovery and the central role of the University in fostering the transition towards circular economy. The fermentation batch test highlighted a volatile fatty acids (VFAs) accumulation suitable for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) production. The results of static adsorption and desorption tests showed that the highest amount of adsorbed NH4+ was recorded for untreated and HCl-Na treated clinoptilolite.
Author Keywords circular economy; wastewater treatment; water resource; water smart solutions
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000735075900001
WoS Category Environmental Sciences; Water Resources
Research Area Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Water Resources
PDF https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/23/3413/pdf?version=1638954349
Similar atricles
Scroll