Construction of a carbon management platform for sewage treatment plants in the Yellow River Basin： a case study of a plant in Inner Mongolia

GU Xuedian; LIU Dongmei; KE Yanchun; FENG Yujie; HO Shihhsin; REN Nanqi

doi:10.13205/j.hjgc.202512026

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GU Xuedian, LIU Dongmei, KE Yanchun, FENG Yujie, HO Shihhsin, REN Nanqi. Construction of a carbon management platform for sewage treatment plants in the Yellow River Basin： a case study of a plant in Inner Mongolia[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2025, 43(12): 247-256. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202512026

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GU Xuedian, LIU Dongmei, KE Yanchun, FENG Yujie, HO Shihhsin, REN Nanqi. Construction of a carbon management platform for sewage treatment plants in the Yellow River Basin： a case study of a plant in Inner Mongolia[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2025, 43(12): 247-256. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202512026

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GU Xuedian, LIU Dongmei, KE Yanchun, FENG Yujie, HO Shihhsin, REN Nanqi. Construction of a carbon management platform for sewage treatment plants in the Yellow River Basin： a case study of a plant in Inner Mongolia[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2025, 43(12): 247-256. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202512026

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Construction of a carbon management platform for sewage treatment plants in the Yellow River Basin： a case study of a plant in Inner Mongolia

doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202512026

1. School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China;
2. National Joint Research Center for Ecological Conservation and High Quality Development of the Yellow River Basin, Beijing 100012, China;
3. China Resources (Holdings) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518000, China;
4. China Resources Recycling Group, Tianjin 300000, China

Received Date: 2024-11-18
Accepted Date: 2024-12-31
Rev Recd Date: 2024-12-20

Available Online: 2026-01-09

Abstract

Abstract

As an important coal production base in China， the Yellow River Basin’s carbon emissions have been rising since 2000， posing a challenge to China’s Dual-Carbon Goals. As a high-energy-consuming infrastructure， wastewater treatment plants are important sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Based on the case of a sewage treatment plant in Inner Mongolia， this study proposed the idea of building a carbon management platform and discussed the effect of digital carbon management according to the carbon emission accounting standards and methods of IPCC， and the operation and management rules of sewage treatment. The results showed that the platform can accurately identify the main carbon emission sources， quantitatively evaluate the emission reduction effect， and accurately identify the main carbon emission sources， of which the carbon emission of the sewage treatment system accounts for about 66% to 75%， and the energy consumption of the aeration link can be reduced by 28% through optimal control. For the first time， this study combined the IPCC carbon emission accounting standard with digital technology to build a digital carbon management platform， which realized the comprehensive monitoring， accurate accounting， and optimal regulation of carbon emissions. It provides quantifiable management tools and practical references for pollution reduction and carbon reduction in sewage treatment plants， and has important demonstration significance for promoting the green and low-carbon transformation of the whole industry.
- Yellow River Basin,
- sewage treatment plants,
- digitization,
- carbon footprint,
- carbon accounting,
- carbon management

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