scholarly journals A Systematic Review of Drivers of Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Technology Adoption

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8584
Author(s):  
Mykolas Simas Poškus ◽  
Lina Jovarauskaitė ◽  
Audra Balundė
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Environment ◽  
Sustainable Change ◽  
Qualitative Synthesis ◽  
Treatment Technology ◽  
Management Technology ◽  
Societal Level ◽  
Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

In this systematic review we explore the forces that encourage or hinder the adoption of wastewater treatment and/or management technology. Our literature search uncovered 37 sources that discuss these issues. Retrieved sources were then subjected to qualitative synthesis. We adopted a systems-theory perspective in analyzing the qualitative data and provide insights into the interaction between the political environment and societal and organizational systems. Our findings indicate that sustainable change can best be achieved through understanding the interaction between systems and their actual capability to meet the needs of related systems. Societal-level systems emerge as having the possibility to influence the political environment as well as organizations.

Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Technologies Based on Resource Recovery and Energy Utilization

2014 ◽  
Vol 955-959 ◽  
pp. 2060-2064
Author(s):  
Zhao Han Zhang ◽  
Li Jun Xiang ◽  
Qiu Yan Zou ◽  
Yu Jie Feng ◽  
Pei Rong Zhan
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Resource Recovery ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Treatment Technology ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Treatment Models ◽  
Treatment Technologies ◽  
Production Technologies ◽  
Development Orientation ◽  
Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

In the context of global sustainable development, traditional wastewater treatment models reveal its shortcomings due to lack of recovering resource and energy in wastewater. Sustainable wastewater treatment technologies, taken wastewater as carriers of resource and energy, have been paid close attention. Starting from the existing problems of present wastewater treatment technology and focusing on the concept of resource recovery and energy utilization, this paper discussed the production technologies for hydrogen, electricity, diesel and methane from wastewater based on carbon resource recovery, and nitrogen resource treatment technologies with low energy consumption (such as shortcut nitrification-denitrification, ANAMMOX and SND). The latest research processes were also summarized. The research and development orientation of sustainable treatment technology for urban wastewater was put forward.

scholarly journals Effect of vibration on the efficiency of ultrafiltration

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Szabolcs Gyula Szerencsés ◽  
Sándor Beszédes ◽  
Zsuzsanna László ◽  
Gábor Veréb ◽  
Balázs Szegedi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Membrane Filtration ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Treatment Technology ◽  
Filtration Resistance ◽  
Filtration System ◽  
Total Filtration ◽  
Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

Nowadays, several environmental challenges are present to cope with. One with outstanding importance is the protection of our water supplies, therefore examination of wastewater treatment technology is a priority, especially in the European Union. In this work, the effect of membrane module vibration amplitude on the efficiency of ultrafiltration (UF) was investigated in a vibratory shear enhanced membrane filtration system. Based on the results of model dairy effluent UF and statistical analysis, the maximum vibration level available resulted in the most efficient filtration process, due to the most significant reduction of membrane fouling. From our results it was observed that the permeate fluxes more than doubled, specific energy demand was roughly halved, with almost identical retentions for organic matter, and total filtration resistance was reduced to less than half. Results also showed that setting the optimal operating parameters, an advantageous, efficiency focused, and sustainable wastewater treatment technology can be established.

A bio-electrochemical membrane system for more sustainable wastewater treatment with MnO2/PANI modified stainless steel cathode and photosynthetic provision of dissolved oxygen by algae

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 1907-1914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiao Yang ◽  
Yang Lin ◽  
Lifen Liu ◽  
Fenglin Yang
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Dissolved Oxygen ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Membrane System ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
Treatment Technology ◽  
Membrane Flux ◽  
Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

A competitive sewage treatment technology should meet the standard of water quality requirement and accomplish recovery of potential energy. This study presents such a new system, with coupled membrane bioreactor-microbial fuel cell features, which can not only treat wastewater, but also recovers energy from wastewater by electricity generation, and form a new resource by photosynthesis while providing the dissolved oxygen by algae. Specifically, in the system, the MnO2/polyaniline is used to modify the stainless steel mesh and to function well as system membrane and cathode, with satisfactory filtration and catalysis performance. The system enables continuous wastewater treatment with stable pollutant removal and electricity generation. Under the membrane flux of 119.4 Lm−2 h−1, a maximum power density of 1.2 W m−3 can be achieved, the algae multiply 6.1 times, and satisfactory wastewater treatment effect is achieved.

Experience from 10 Years Advanced Wastewater Treatment – Technology and Results

1982 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 121-133
Author(s):  
C Forsberg ◽  
B Hawerman ◽  
B Hultman
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Treatment Technology ◽  
Removal Efficiencies ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Operational Modes ◽  
Polluted Waters

Experience from advanced municipal wastewater treatment plants and recovery of polluted waters are described for the last ten years in Sweden. Except in municipalities with large recipients, the urban population is served by treatment plants with combined biological and chemical treatment. Most of these plants are post-precipitation plants. Several modified operational modes have been developed in order to improve the removal efficiencies of pollutants and to reduce the costs. Results are presented on the recovery of specially investigated lakes with a lowered supply of total phosphorus and organic matter.

scholarly journals Misuse of medication in adult substance misuse services: a systematic review protocol

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. e047283
Author(s):  
Rosalind Gittins ◽  
Louise Missen ◽  
Ian Maidment
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Opioid Analgesics ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Synthesis ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionThere is a growing concern about the misuse of over the counter (OTC) and prescription only medication (POM) because of the impact on physical and mental health, drug interactions, overdoses and drug-related deaths. These medicines include opioid analgesics, anxiolytics such as pregabalin and diazepam and antidepressants. This protocol outlines how a systematic review will be undertaken (during June 2021), which aims to examine the literature on the pattern of OTC and POM misuse among adults who are accessing substance misuse treatment services. It will include the types of medication being taken, prevalence and demographic characteristics of people who access treatment services.Methods and analysisAn electronic search will be conducted on the Cochrane, OVID Medline, Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Science databases as well as grey literature. Two independent reviewers will conduct the initial title and abstract screenings, using predetermined criteria for inclusion and exclusion. If selected for inclusion, full-text data extraction will be conducted using a pilot-tested data extraction form. A third reviewer will resolve disagreements if consensus cannot be reached. Quality and risk of bias assessment will be conducted for all included studies. A qualitative synthesis and summary of the data will be provided. If possible, a meta-analysis with heterogeneity calculation will be conducted; otherwise, Synthesis Without Meta-analysis will be undertaken for quantitative data. The reporting of this protocol follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval is not required. Findings will be peer reviewed, published and shared verbally, electronically and in print, with interested clinicians and policymakers.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020135216.

scholarly journals Citizenship Education for Political Engagement: A Systematic Review of Controlled Trials

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Steven Donbavand ◽  
Bryony Hoskins
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
Behavioral Change ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
The Political ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Participatory Methods ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Whole School ◽  
Online Engagement

Citizenship Education could play a pivotal role in creating a fairer society in which all groups participate equally in the political progress. But strong causal evidence of which educational techniques work best to create political engagement is lacking. This paper presents the results of a systematic review of controlled trials within the field based on transparent search protocols. It finds 25 studies which use controlled trials to test causal claims between Citizenship Education programs and political engagement outcomes. The studies identified largely confirm accepted ideas, such as the importance of participatory methods, whole school approaches, teacher training, and doubts over whether knowledge alone or online engagement necessarily translate into behavioral change. But the paucity of identified studies also points both to the difficulties of attracting funding for controlled trials which investigate Citizenship Education as a tool for political engagement and real epistemological tensions within the discipline itself.

scholarly journals The lived experience of patients with obesity: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Farrell ◽  
Eva Hollmann ◽  
Carel W. Roux ◽  
Marta Bustillo ◽  
Joe Nadglowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Qualitative Synthesis
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