Energy-nutrients-water nexus: Integrated resource recovery in municipal wastewater treatment plants

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 127, Issue , 2013, Pages 255-267

  Mo, Weiwei ^a   Zhang, Qiong ^a  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated resource recovery; Life cycle assessment; Nutrient recycling; Onsite energy generation; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER;

INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POWER GENERATION; RECYCLING; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

BIOSOLID; COST; EFFLUENT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HEAT; HYDROPOWER; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE; MICROALGA; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NUTRIENT; REVIEW; SOLAR ENERGY; URINE; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WIND POWER;

EID: 84879345760     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.05.007     Document Type: Review

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