Exploring GHG emissions in the mainstream SCEPPHAR configuration during wastewater resource recovery

The wastewater sector paradigm is shifting from wastewater treatment to resource recovery. In addition, concerns regarding sustainability during the operation have increased. In this sense, many water utilities have become aware of the potential GHG emissions during the operation of wastewater treat...

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Authors: Solís, B.; Guisasola, Albert|||0000-0002-3012-7964; Pijuan Vilalta, Maria Teresa|||0000-0002-6468-6203; Baeza, Juan Antonio|||0000-0003-1290-1669
Format: Article
Publication date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:265727
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/265727
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157626
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR)
GHG mitigation
Greenhouse gases (GHG)
Pilot plant
Water resource recovery facility (WRRF)
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author Solís, B.
author2 Guisasola, Albert|||0000-0002-3012-7964
Pijuan Vilalta, Maria Teresa|||0000-0002-6468-6203
Baeza, Juan Antonio|||0000-0003-1290-1669
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author_browse Baeza, Juan Antonio|||0000-0003-1290-1669
Guisasola, Albert|||0000-0002-3012-7964
Pijuan Vilalta, Maria Teresa|||0000-0002-6468-6203
Solís, B.
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Guisasola, Albert|||0000-0002-3012-7964
Pijuan Vilalta, Maria Teresa|||0000-0002-6468-6203
Baeza, Juan Antonio|||0000-0003-1290-1669
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description The wastewater sector paradigm is shifting from wastewater treatment to resource recovery. In addition, concerns regarding sustainability during the operation have increased. In this sense, many water utilities have become aware of the potential GHG emissions during the operation of wastewater treatment. This study assesses the nitrous oxide and methane emissions during the long-term operation of a novel wastewater resource recovery facility (WRRF) configuration: the mainstream SCEPPHAR. The long-term NO and CH emission factors calculated were in the low range of the literature, 1 % and 0.1 %, respectively, even with high nitrite accumulation in the case of NO. The dynamics and possible sources of production of these emissions are discussed. Finally, different aeration strategies were implemented to study the impact on the NO emissions in the nitrifying reactor. Results showed that operating the pilot-plant under different dissolved oxygen concentrations (between 1 and 3 g O m) did not have an effect on the NO emission factor. Intermittent aeration was the aeration strategy that most mitigated the NO emissions in the nitrifying reactor, obtaining a reduction of 40 % compared to the normal operation of the pilot plant.
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spelling Exploring GHG emissions in the mainstream SCEPPHAR configuration during wastewater resource recovery Solís, B. Guisasola, Albert|||0000-0002-3012-7964 Pijuan Vilalta, Maria Teresa|||0000-0002-6468-6203 Baeza, Juan Antonio|||0000-0003-1290-1669 Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) GHG mitigation Greenhouse gases (GHG) Pilot plant Water resource recovery facility (WRRF) The wastewater sector paradigm is shifting from wastewater treatment to resource recovery. In addition, concerns regarding sustainability during the operation have increased. In this sense, many water utilities have become aware of the potential GHG emissions during the operation of wastewater treatment. This study assesses the nitrous oxide and methane emissions during the long-term operation of a novel wastewater resource recovery facility (WRRF) configuration: the mainstream SCEPPHAR. The long-term NO and CH emission factors calculated were in the low range of the literature, 1 % and 0.1 %, respectively, even with high nitrite accumulation in the case of NO. The dynamics and possible sources of production of these emissions are discussed. Finally, different aeration strategies were implemented to study the impact on the NO emissions in the nitrifying reactor. Results showed that operating the pilot-plant under different dissolved oxygen concentrations (between 1 and 3 g O m) did not have an effect on the NO emission factor. Intermittent aeration was the aeration strategy that most mitigated the NO emissions in the nitrifying reactor, obtaining a reduction of 40 % compared to the normal operation of the pilot plant. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/265727 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157626
spellingShingle Exploring GHG emissions in the mainstream SCEPPHAR configuration during wastewater resource recovery
Solís, B.
Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR)
GHG mitigation
Greenhouse gases (GHG)
Pilot plant
Water resource recovery facility (WRRF)
title Exploring GHG emissions in the mainstream SCEPPHAR configuration during wastewater resource recovery
title_full Exploring GHG emissions in the mainstream SCEPPHAR configuration during wastewater resource recovery
title_fullStr Exploring GHG emissions in the mainstream SCEPPHAR configuration during wastewater resource recovery
title_full_unstemmed Exploring GHG emissions in the mainstream SCEPPHAR configuration during wastewater resource recovery
title_short Exploring GHG emissions in the mainstream SCEPPHAR configuration during wastewater resource recovery
title_sort Exploring GHG emissions in the mainstream SCEPPHAR configuration during wastewater resource recovery
topic Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR)
GHG mitigation
Greenhouse gases (GHG)
Pilot plant
Water resource recovery facility (WRRF)
topic_facet Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR)
GHG mitigation
Greenhouse gases (GHG)
Pilot plant
Water resource recovery facility (WRRF)
url https://ddd.uab.cat/record/265727
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157626