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High-Value Bioenergy Recovery from Wastewater

  • 1st Edition - January 14, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Bing-Jie Ni, Xuran Liu
  • Language: English

High-Value Bioenergy Recovery from Wastewater presents the science and technologies behind high-value liquid, colloid and solid bioenergy recovery in municipal sewage treatm… Read more

Description

High-Value Bioenergy Recovery from Wastewater presents the science and technologies behind high-value liquid, colloid and solid bioenergy recovery in municipal sewage treatment plants, thus allowing for the easy collection, storage, and transportation of recovered bioenergy. Broken into four parts, the book addresses potential high-value bioenergy from sewage, the science behind and technical module related to high-value liquid bioenergy recovery and high-value colloid and solid bioenergy recovery, and concludes with integrated modules for high-value bioenergy recovery. Academic and industry researchers working in bioenergy, scientists and engineers working in the treatment of wastewater, and industry practitioners who are interested in adding value to the sewage and the sludge obtained in the treatment of wastewater will benefit from this reference, as will advanced graduate and post-graduate students interested in bioenergy and wastewater treatment.

Key features

  • Provides a comprehensive overview of the science and technologies for high-value bioenergy recovery in municipal sewage treatment plants
  • Discusses the endogenous and exogenous influencing factors and control strategies in high-value bioenergy production and recovery from sewage and sludge
  • Summarizes the relevant socioeconomic aspects and lifecycle assessments of high-value bioenergy recovery modules for integration into MSTPs

Readership

Academic and industry researchers working in bioenergy, scientists and engineers working in the treatment of wastewater, and industry practitioners who are interested in adding value to the sewage and the sludge obtained in the treatment of wastewater as well as advanced graduate and post-graduate students interested in bioenergy and wastewater treatment

Table of contents

Part I: Potential high-value bioenergy from sewage

1. Sewage as a bioenergy resource pool

2. Sewage sludge compositions and its bioenergy recovery potential

Part II: High-value liquid bioenergy recovery: Science and technical module

3. Short-chain fatty acids recovery from sewage sludge

4. Bioconversion of methane to short-chain fatty acids

5. Medium-chain fatty acids production from sewage sludge

6. Long-chain alcohols production from sewage sludge

7. Biolipid production from sewage cultivated microalgae and sludge

Part III: High-value colloid and solid bioenergy recovery: Science and technical module

8. Cellulose recovery from sewage sludge

9. Microbial protein recovery from sewage

10. Extracellular polymers recovery from sewage sludge

11. Organic fertilizers production from sewage sludge

12. Plant-growth biostimulants production from sewage sludge

Part IV: Integrated modules for high-value bioenergy recovery

13. Scale-up/pilot scale studies and development for high-value bioenergy recovery in MSTP

14. Life-cycle assessment for single and integrated recovery module

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 14, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Bing-Jie Ni

Professor Bing-Jie Ni isan ARC Future Fellow at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). He has been working in the field of environmental technology and wastewater treatment, particularly transforming wastes or wastewater from a troublesome pollutant to a valuable resource. Prof. Ni has published 2 research books, 30 book chapters, and more than 400 papers in refereed ISI journals. He served as Lead Guest Editor for Water Research (Elsevier, Nature index journal), Editorial Advisory Board for Environmental Science and Technology (ACS, Nature index journal), Editor for Sustainable Horizons (Elsevier), Associate Editor for Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier), Environmental Chemistry Letters (Springer), Environmental Research (Elsevier), etc. Prof. Ni is a Highly Cited Researcher - Clarivate Analytics - Web of Science. He is a Mendeley Data top 2% Cited Researchers in the world in all academic disciplines. He has been continuously recognized as a Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Highly Cited Researcher since 2020.

Affiliations and expertise
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Xuran Liu

Dr. Xuran Liu is a Research Fellow at the University of New South Wales, Australia. His research focuses on developing sustainable solutions for organic waste treatment and addressing the control of emerging pollutants in natural and engineered environments. Dr. Liu has published over 130 papers in peer-reviewed ISI journals and has been consistently recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford/Elsevier since 2021.

Affiliations and expertise
Research Fellow, The University of New South Wales, Australia

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