Pathways to advanced resource recovery from sewage

Min Zheng; Zhetai Hu; Tao Liu; Mathieu Sperandio; Eveline I.P. Volcke; Zhiyao Wang; Xiaodi Hao; Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht; Zhiguo Yuan; More Authors

doi:10.1038/s41893-024-01423-6

Pathways to advanced resource recovery from sewage

Min Zheng
, Zhetai Hu
, Tao Liu
, Mathieu Sperandio
, Eveline I.P. Volcke
, Zhiyao Wang
, Xiaodi Hao
, Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht
, Zhiguo Yuan^*
, More Authors

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The ongoing paradigm shift in sewage management from pollution control to resource recovery is an integral part of a circular economy. Efforts have traditionally concentrated on the recovery of organic carbon as bioenergy, and nitrogen and phosphorus as nutrients. In the past decade, technologies have been developed to recover high-value commodities. Simultaneously, innovative processes have been proposed to produce chemical agents that can be immediately reused in the sewage system to facilitate sewage management. This Review evaluates these latest developments and the underpinning scientific discoveries, identifies the key challenges, and outlines a roadmap towards greener and more sustainable sewage management.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1395-1404
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nature Sustainability
Volume	7
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01423-6
Publication status	Published - 2024

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