Innovative Wastewater Treatment & Resour

Name: Innovative Wastewater Treatment & Resour
Brand: IWA Publishing

IWA Publishing

Innovative Wastewater Treatment & Resource Recovery Technologies: Impacts on Energy, Economy and EnvironmentAuthor(s): Juan M. Lema, Sonia Suarez Martinez\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: IWA Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: IWA Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781780407869, 978-1780407869\nSynopsis\nThis book introduces the 3R concept applied to wastewater treatment and resource recovery under a double perspective. Firstly, it deals with innovative technologies leading to: Reducing energy requirements, space and impacts; Reusing water and sludge of sufficient quality; and Recovering resources such as energy, nutrients, metals and chemicals, including biopolymers. Besides targeting effective C,N removal, other issues such as organic micropollutants, gases and odours emissions are considered. Most of the technologies analysed have been tested at pilot- or at full-scale. Tools and methods for their Economic, Environmental, Legal and Social impact assessment are described. The 3R concept i.