Boosting the Transition to Circular Economy in the Water Sector: Insights from EU Demonstration Case Studies

Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-0-443-30257-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm

Boosting the Transition to Circular Economy in the Water Sector: Insights from EU Demonstration Case Studies covers a wide range of topics within the circular economy concept applied to the water sector, including water recovery and reuse, bioplastic and fertilizers from wastewater treatment, and new biocomposite materials from the water cycle. This book presents insights gained from recent EU projects reporting solutions, technologies, tools, and strategies to overcome the existing barriers hampering the circular economy transition process. This book combines practical and theoretical knowledge of the circular economy of the water sector, thus being useful for both researchers, professionals, and actors making local decisions.
The book provides a holistic overview of the current status of the recent progress in resource recovery from wastewater treatment, including fundamental aspects and development of processes, as well as the needs of further research and industrialization. It gives special emphasis and discussion on green technologies for resource recovery from wastewater and bottlenecks regarding their applications. As a future green bioprocess, biogas production and waste minimization, opportunities, future perspectives, and research needs are also discussed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mannina, Giorgio

Pandey, Ashok

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Water Reuse from treated wastewater: insights gained from the Italian demonstration case studies within Wider-Uptake EU Project
2. Resource recovery from waste activated sludge by polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production
3. Reducing the sewage sludge production by applying Oxic Settling Anaerobic (OSA) and intermittent aeration process
4. Slow-release fertilizers by biochar and zeolite enriched by treated wastewater for nutrient recovery
5. Water reuse for greening urban areas: insights gained from the Czech Republic demonstration case study
6. Fuel production from sewage sludge: insights from Ghana demonstration case study
7. Circularity and Efficiency Assessment of Resource Recovery Solutions
8. Transition to circular economy: the case study of Corleone
9. Roadmap development and application for wider uptake of water smart solutions
10. Governance assessment tool and business models for industrial symbiosis solutions: an Italian case study
11. Assessing water smartness and sustainability in the case study of Corleone
12. Scenario analysis towards the implementation of a roadmap for transitioning to circular economy

Über Autor(innen)

Pandey, Ashok
Prof. Ashok Pandey is currently Executive Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability-India, Lucknow. His major research and technological development interests are industrial and environmental biotechnology and energy biosciences, focusing on biomass to biofuels and chemicals, waste to wealth and energy, etc.

Mannina, Giorgio
Dr. Giorgio Mannina is Professor of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering at the Engineering Department of Palermo University, Italy. His research interest and focus is on resource recovery from wastewater, advanced wastewater treatments (MBR, MBBR, hybrid processes, IFAS, granular systems, etc.), BNR processes, mathematical modeling, and water quality issues related to integrated urban drainage systems.