Evaluating the Effects of Different Pretreatments on Anaerobic Digestion of Waste Activated Sludge Containing Polystyrene Microplastics

• DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.1c00294
• Publication Date: 2021-11-10T14:42:43Z
• Authors: Yanjing Zeng; Xiang Tang; Changzheng Fan; Lin Tang; Man Zhou; Baowei Zhang; Ran Wang; Guiting Li
• Keywords: 11. Sustainability; 0211 other engineering and technologies; 02 engineering and technology; 7. Clean energy; 6. Clean water; 12. Responsible consumption

A majority of microplastics (MPs) in wastewater treatment plants are aggregated in waste activated sludge (WAS) and potentially threaten the subsequent anaerobic digestion. Meanwhile, many physical...