Abstract
This thesis presents a collection of novel methods for the circularity and efficiency assessment of resource recovery solutions related to the water treatment sector. The resource recovery solutions pertain to the drinking water and wastewater treatment plants and include the recovery of nutrients, cellulose, treated wastewater, energy, sewage sludge, and calcite from drinking water softeners. The thesis also contains a new water-food-energy nexus framework which is used to compare the conventional centralized approach to wastewater treatment with a decentralized source separation one.
| Original language | English |
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| Qualification | Doctor of Philosophy |
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| Award date | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Print ISBNs | 978-90-835161-6-5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2025 |
Keywords
- Circularity
- Sustainability
- Water treatment
- Resource recovery
- Water-food-energy nexus