valorization of water treatment sludge waste in italy

valorization of water treatment sludge waste in italy
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  • Is wastewater valorization limited to water reuse?
  • However, scientific advances have shown that wastewater valorization is not limited to water reuse, recognizing that wastewater contains several valuable resources that can be recovered. Concerning the excess of sludge produced during wastewater treatment, several strategies can be applied to valorize this waste sludge.
  • Should sewage sludge be incinerated in Italy?
  • Whether the provisions of the current German legislation are applied in the future also in Italy, approx. 90% of sewage sludge produced into the Piemonte region should be incinerated, with a subsequent step of phosphorous recovery.
  • How much sewage sludge is produced in Italy?
  • The production of sewage sludge in all those countries was of less than 1% of the total, with the exception of Hungary and Romania, for each of which the sludge production accounted for 3% of the total. For Italy, the only datum available was that relating to the fiscal year 2010 (1102.7 × 10 3 t of sludge as a d.s.).
  • How much sewage sludge is produced by Castiglione Torinese WWTP?
  • At present, only approx. 14,700 t (as d.s.) of sewage sludge produced by the Castiglione Torinese WWTP (OTA3) are recovered in thermal plants, 9570 t of which into the thermo-valorization plant that treats the municipal solid waste collected from the city of Turin.