Industrial and Municipal Sludge: Emerging Concerns and Scope for Resource Recovery

Industrial and Municipal Sludge: Emerging Concerns and Scope for Resource Recovery begins with a characterization of the types of sludge and their sources and management strategies. This section is followed by specific chapters that cover Emerging contaminants in sludge (Endocrine disruptors, Pesticides and Pharmaceutical residues, including illicit drugs/controlled substances), Bioleaching of sludge [with an enriched sulfur-oxidizing bacterial community, Recovery of valuable metals (Bioleaching and use of sulfur-oxidizing bacterial community, and Biogas production by continuous thermal hydrolysis and thermophilic anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge. In addition, the book includes numerous tables and flow diagrams to help users further comprehend the subject matter.

Includes numerous tables and flow diagrams to assist in the comprehension of new and existing sludge treatments and resource recovery technologyCovers biogas production by continuous thermal hydrolysis and thermophilic anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludgePresents information on the recovery of valuable metals from sludge (bioleaching and the use of a sulfur-oxidizing bacterial community)Includes opportunities and challenges in the biorefinery-based valorization of pulp and paper sludge

Section 1: Sludge: Sources and Characterization 1. Sludge from waste water treatment plants 2. Sludge from pulp, tannery and distillery industries 3. Sludge from oil refinery 4. Sludge from chemical industry 5. Sludge from antibiotic wastewater treatment plants- Fate of antibiotic resistance 6. Earthworms converting milk processing industry sludge into biomanure

Section 2: Sludge Management 7. Activation, conditioning and engineering of sludge 8. General considerations on sludge disposal 9. Sludge legislation (comparison between different countries) 10. Enhanced sludge degradation process using a microbial electrolysis cell 11. Sludge dewatering - Processes for enhanced performance 12. Rheological characterization of digested sludge

Section 3: Contaminants in Sludge and Treatment strategies 13. Ecological and human health risks (general aspects of sludge ecotoxicity and public health) 14. Emerging contaminants in sludge (Endocrine disruptors, Pesticides and Pharmaceutical residues, including illicit drugs/controlled substances, etc.) 15. Traditional contaminants in sludge (Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) and Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), dioxins, perfluorinated chemicals, alkylphenol surfactants, etc.) 16. Bioleaching of sludge [with an enriched sulfur-oxidizing bacterial community] 17. Sludge as medium for degradation of textile industry effluents

Section 4: Valorization of Sludge as a Resource 18. Fertilizer for agriculture/ Manure for agro-forestry Sludge ash to horticultural crops 19. Sludge multifunctions in a phytobiome – (Forest and plantation application incl. microbial aspects) 20. Co-composting of sewage sludge and wetland plant material from a constructed wetland treating domestic wastewater 21. Biochar production from sludge 22. Phosphorus extraction and sludge dissolution 23. Recovery of valuable metals from sludge (Bioleaching and use of sulfur-oxidizing bacterial community) 24. Water-based paint sludge from automotive industries

Section 5: Energy recovery from sludge 25. Co-processing of sewage sludge in cement kiln 26. Biorefinery-based valorisation of pulp and paper sludge - opportunities and challenges 27. Volatile fatty acid yield from sludge anaerobic fermentation through biotechnological approach 28. Biogas (methane production) and energy recovery from different sludges 29. Biogas production by continuous thermal hydrolysis and thermophilic anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge 30. Sewage Sludge based Microbial fuel cell