Circular Economy in Wastewater Treatment Plant–Challenges and Barriers

Proceedings

Grosser, Anna¹  Neczaj, Ewa² 

[1] Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.;Faculty of Infrastructure and Environment, Czestochowa University of Technology, 42-201 Czestochowa, Poland

关键词: circular economy;    wastewater treatment plant;    resource recovery;   

DOI  :  10.3390/proceedings2110614

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The urban wastewater treatment plants can be an important part of circular sustainability due to integration of energy production and resource recovery during clean water production. Currently the main drivers for developing wastewater industry are global nutrient needs and water and energy recovery from wastewater. The article presents current trends in wastewater treatment plants development based on Circular Economy assumptions, challenges and barriers which prevent the implementation of the CE and Smart Cities concept with WWTPs as an important player. WWTPs in the near future are to become “ecologically sustainable” technological systems and a very important nexus in SMART cities.

【 授权许可】

CC BY