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.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. ix 7. Preface - p. xi 8. Acknowledgments - p. xiii 9. Chapter 1. Water reuse from treated wastewater: insights gained from the Italian demonstration case studies of the Wider-Uptake EU project - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. Resource recovery from waste activated sludge by polyhydroxyalkanoate production - p. 15 11. Chapter 3. Reducing the sewage sludge production by applying oxic settling anaerobic and intermittent aeration process - p. 33 12. Chapter 4. Slow-release fertilizers by biochar and zeolite enriched by treated wastewater for nutrient recovery - p. 53 13. Chapter 5. Water reuse for greening urban areas: insights gained from the Czech Republic demonstration case study - p. 85 14. Chapter 6. Fuel production from sewage sludge: insights from a demonstration in Ghana - p. 117 15. Chapter 7. Circularity and efficiency assessment of resource recovery solutions - p. 133 16. Chapter 8. Transition to circular economy in the water sector: the case study of Corleone, Italy - p. 157 17. Chapter 9. Roadmap development and preliminary applications to foster the transition to the circular economy in the water sector: the case study of Corleone - p. 171 18. Chapter 10. Governance assessment and business models for reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture: an Italian case study - p. 183 19. Chapter 11. Assessing water smartness and sustainability: the case study of Corleone (Italy) - p. 193 20. Chapter 12. Scenario analysis toward the implementation of a roadmap for transitioning to a circular economy in the case study of Corleone - p. 217 21. Index - p. 231
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.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. ix 7. Preface - p. xi 8. Acknowledgments - p. xiii 9. Chapter 1. Water reuse from treated wastewater: insights gained from the Italian demonstration case studies of the Wider-Uptake EU project - p. 1 10. Chapter 2. Resource recovery from waste activated sludge by polyhydroxyalkanoate production - p. 15 11. Chapter 3. Reducing the sewage sludge production by applying oxic settling anaerobic and intermittent aeration process - p. 33 12. Chapter 4. Slow-release fertilizers by biochar and zeolite enriched by treated wastewater for nutrient recovery - p. 53 13. Chapter 5. Water reuse for greening urban areas: insights gained from the Czech Republic demonstration case study - p. 85 14. Chapter 6. Fuel production from sewage sludge: insights from a demonstration in Ghana - p. 117 15. Chapter 7. Circularity and efficiency assessment of resource recovery solutions - p. 133 16. Chapter 8. Transition to circular economy in the water sector: the case study of Corleone, Italy - p. 157 17. Chapter 9. Roadmap development and preliminary applications to foster the transition to the circular economy in the water sector: the case study of Corleone - p. 171 18. Chapter 10. Governance assessment and business models for reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture: an Italian case study - p. 183 19. Chapter 11. Assessing water smartness and sustainability: the case study of Corleone (Italy) - p. 193 20. Chapter 12. Scenario analysis toward the implementation of a roadmap for transitioning to a circular economy in the case study of Corleone - p. 217 21. Index - p. 231
