Huge amounts of organic matter-rich wastewaters are produced in bioprocessing such as in the pharmaceutical, food and pesticide industries. These organic matter-rich wastewaters would potentially pose a severe threat to the ecosystem and human health if they are not appropriately treated. Conventional methods, including absorption, coagulation and advanced oxidation mainly focus on the removal/degradation of the existing organic compounds, failing to fully extract the resources from the wastewaters. Under the concept of advanced sustainability, these organic matter-rich wastewaters are considered as important sources of valuable resources, (e.g., water, bio-products, energy and nutrients) rather than wastes. Therefore, it is of great significance to develop advanced treatment strategies for sustainable management of these organic matter-rich wastewaters, promoting resource recovery and a sustainable, circular economy. For instance, microbial fuel cell-related technology can not only effectively remove the toxic compounds from organic matter-rich wastewaters, but also generate electricity and methane as useful resources.
This Research Topic will focus on the theme of advanced technologies for sustainable management of organic matter-rich wastewaters in the bioprocessing industry. The types of articles in this collection include reviews, original research papers and perspectives, covering a variety of biological, microbial fuel cell, membrane separation, electro-chemical, and enzyme-related methods. In particular, submissions addressing resource and energy recovery, energy efficiency, and greenhouse gas production or mitigation during -wastewater treatment processes are highly preferred. In addition, hybrid processes integrating with different treatment methods for practical application in wastewater treatment is also encouraged.
Potential themes for this Research Topic include, but are not limited to:
• Biological treatment for wastewater treatment and resource recovery
• Microbial fuel cell-related technology for resource recovery from wastewater
• Membrane separation technology and membrane fouling control
• Electro-chemical methods, including electro-oxidation and electro-catalysis, for wastewater treatment and resource recovery
• Enzyme-related method for wastewater treatment and resource recovery
Huge amounts of organic matter-rich wastewaters are produced in bioprocessing such as in the pharmaceutical, food and pesticide industries. These organic matter-rich wastewaters would potentially pose a severe threat to the ecosystem and human health if they are not appropriately treated. Conventional methods, including absorption, coagulation and advanced oxidation mainly focus on the removal/degradation of the existing organic compounds, failing to fully extract the resources from the wastewaters. Under the concept of advanced sustainability, these organic matter-rich wastewaters are considered as important sources of valuable resources, (e.g., water, bio-products, energy and nutrients) rather than wastes. Therefore, it is of great significance to develop advanced treatment strategies for sustainable management of these organic matter-rich wastewaters, promoting resource recovery and a sustainable, circular economy. For instance, microbial fuel cell-related technology can not only effectively remove the toxic compounds from organic matter-rich wastewaters, but also generate electricity and methane as useful resources.
This Research Topic will focus on the theme of advanced technologies for sustainable management of organic matter-rich wastewaters in the bioprocessing industry. The types of articles in this collection include reviews, original research papers and perspectives, covering a variety of biological, microbial fuel cell, membrane separation, electro-chemical, and enzyme-related methods. In particular, submissions addressing resource and energy recovery, energy efficiency, and greenhouse gas production or mitigation during -wastewater treatment processes are highly preferred. In addition, hybrid processes integrating with different treatment methods for practical application in wastewater treatment is also encouraged.
Potential themes for this Research Topic include, but are not limited to:
• Biological treatment for wastewater treatment and resource recovery
• Microbial fuel cell-related technology for resource recovery from wastewater
• Membrane separation technology and membrane fouling control
• Electro-chemical methods, including electro-oxidation and electro-catalysis, for wastewater treatment and resource recovery
• Enzyme-related method for wastewater treatment and resource recovery