Microwave pretreatment of wastewater sludge technology-a scientometric-based review.

Autor: Li Y; Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK., Campos LC; Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK., Hu Y; Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. yukun.hu@ucl.ac.uk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental science and pollution research international [Environ Sci Pollut Res Int] 2024 Apr; Vol. 31 (18), pp. 26432-26451. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 27.
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32931-9
Abstrakt: This manuscript presents a scientometric review of recent advances in microwave pretreatment processes for sewage sludge, systematically identifying existing gaps and prospects. For this purpose, 1763 papers on the application of microwave technology to sludge pretreatment were retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) using relevant keywords. These publications were then analyzed using diverse scientometric indices. The results show that research in this field encompasses applications based on the non-thermal effects of microwaves, enhanced effectiveness of anaerobic digestion (AD), and the energy balance of this pretreatment system. Overcoming existing technical challenges, such as the cleavage of extracellular polymers, reducing microwave energy consumption, understanding the non-thermal effects of microwaves, promoting AD of sludge in combination with other chemical and physical methods, and expanding the application of the technology, are the main scientific focuses. Additionally, this paper thoroughly examines both the constraints and potential of microwave pretreatment technology for wastewater treatment.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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