RESEARCH PROGRESS ON COUPLED CARBON CAPTURE-ANAEROBIC DIGESTION TECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY RECOVERY FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER

YANG Yuan; DENG Weihang; HU Yisong; CHEN Rong; WANG Xiaochang

doi:10.13205/j.hjgc.202305028

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YANG Yuan, DENG Weihang, HU Yisong, CHEN Rong, WANG Xiaochang. RESEARCH PROGRESS ON COUPLED CARBON CAPTURE-ANAEROBIC DIGESTION TECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY RECOVERY FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2023, 41(5): 213-221. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202305028

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YANG Yuan, DENG Weihang, HU Yisong, CHEN Rong, WANG Xiaochang. RESEARCH PROGRESS ON COUPLED CARBON CAPTURE-ANAEROBIC DIGESTION TECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY RECOVERY FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2023, 41(5): 213-221. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202305028

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YANG Yuan, DENG Weihang, HU Yisong, CHEN Rong, WANG Xiaochang. RESEARCH PROGRESS ON COUPLED CARBON CAPTURE-ANAEROBIC DIGESTION TECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY RECOVERY FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2023, 41(5): 213-221. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202305028

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RESEARCH PROGRESS ON COUPLED CARBON CAPTURE-ANAEROBIC DIGESTION TECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY RECOVERY FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER

doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202305028

YANG Yuan^1,2,
DENG Weihang¹,
HU Yisong^{1,2
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CHEN Rong^1,2,
WANG Xiaochang^1,2

1. Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education), School of Environment and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China;
2. International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Non-conventional Water Resources Development and Utilization, Xi'an 710055, China

Received Date: 2022-05-27

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Driven by the "carbon peak and neutrality" strategy, the treatment paradigm of municipal wastewater (MWW) is gradually changing from "energy consumption for water quality" to "energy and resources recovery". MWW is rich in proteins, lipids, polysaccharides and other organic matter. Carbon capture via physicochemical/biochemical methods can obtain concentrated products rich in organic matter, which can effectively improve the energy recovery efficiency of subsequent anaerobic digestion. The capture mechanism, COD capture rate and research progress of typical carbon capture processes (high-rate activated sludge (HRAS) process, chemically enhanced primary treatment (CEPT) process and membrane separation technology, etc.) are analyzed and compared. In addition, the properties of MWW concentrate and downstream energy recovery technologies are illustrated. The anaerobic methanogenic efficiency of MWW concentrate and its affecting factors are discussed, with the advantages and prospects of carbon capture-anaerobic digestion coupled technology demonstrated through an engineering case study. At last, the issues, challenges and future prospects for widespread engineering application of coupled carbon capture-anaerobic digestion technology are pointed out.
- energy recovery,
- high-rate activated sludge process,
- chemically enhanced primary treatment,
- membrane separation,
- carbon capture-anaerobic digestion

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