Application and Evaluation of Energy Conservation Technologies in Wastewater Treatment Plants
High energy consumption is an important issue affecting the operation and development of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). This paper seeks energy-saving opportunities from three aspects: energy application, process optimization, and performance evaluation. Moreover, effective energy-saving can b...
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| author | Yongteng Sun Ming Lu Yongjun Sun Zuguo Chen Hao Duan Duan Liu |
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| description | High energy consumption is an important issue affecting the operation and development of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). This paper seeks energy-saving opportunities from three aspects: energy application, process optimization, and performance evaluation. Moreover, effective energy-saving can be achieved from the perspective of energy supply and recovery by using green energy technologies, including wastewater and sludge energy recovery technologies. System optimization and control is used to reduce unnecessary energy consumption in operation. Reasonable indexes and methods can help researchers evaluate the application value of energy-saving technology. Some demonstration WWTPs even can achieve energy self-sufficiency by using these energy conservation technologies. Besides, this paper introduces the challenges faced by the wastewater treatment industry and some emerging energy-saving technologies. The work can give engineers some suggestions about reducing energy consumption from comprehensive perspectives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc8353a292374f25b7b0955da1cbf6972022-12-22T02:34:04ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172019-10-01921450110.3390/app9214501app9214501Application and Evaluation of Energy Conservation Technologies in Wastewater Treatment PlantsYongteng Sun0Ming Lu1Yongjun Sun2Zuguo Chen3Hao Duan4Duan Liu5School of Information and Electrical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, ChinaSchool of Information and Electrical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, ChinaCollege of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, ChinaSchool of Information and Electrical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, ChinaSchool of Information and Electrical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, ChinaSchool of Information and Electrical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, ChinaHigh energy consumption is an important issue affecting the operation and development of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). This paper seeks energy-saving opportunities from three aspects: energy application, process optimization, and performance evaluation. Moreover, effective energy-saving can be achieved from the perspective of energy supply and recovery by using green energy technologies, including wastewater and sludge energy recovery technologies. System optimization and control is used to reduce unnecessary energy consumption in operation. Reasonable indexes and methods can help researchers evaluate the application value of energy-saving technology. Some demonstration WWTPs even can achieve energy self-sufficiency by using these energy conservation technologies. Besides, this paper introduces the challenges faced by the wastewater treatment industry and some emerging energy-saving technologies. The work can give engineers some suggestions about reducing energy consumption from comprehensive perspectives.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/21/4501wastewater treatmentgreen energyenergy conservation |
| spellingShingle | Yongteng Sun Ming Lu Yongjun Sun Zuguo Chen Hao Duan Duan Liu Application and Evaluation of Energy Conservation Technologies in Wastewater Treatment Plants Applied Sciences wastewater treatment green energy energy conservation |
| title | Application and Evaluation of Energy Conservation Technologies in Wastewater Treatment Plants |
| title_full | Application and Evaluation of Energy Conservation Technologies in Wastewater Treatment Plants |
| title_fullStr | Application and Evaluation of Energy Conservation Technologies in Wastewater Treatment Plants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application and Evaluation of Energy Conservation Technologies in Wastewater Treatment Plants |
| title_short | Application and Evaluation of Energy Conservation Technologies in Wastewater Treatment Plants |
| title_sort | application and evaluation of energy conservation technologies in wastewater treatment plants |
| topic | wastewater treatment green energy energy conservation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/21/4501 |
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