Harnessing Activated Sludge for the Treatment of Hydrothermal Liquefaction Wastewater: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Cyrus Li et al.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2026
DOI
10.1002/wer.70313
Publication Title
Water Environmental Research
Volume
98
Issue
2
Pages
e70313 (1-11)
Abstract
Although hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is the leading technology in converting wet biomass into bioenergy, the treatment of its toxic-laden aqueous phase wastewater presents a major challenge on its path toward commercial viability. This study presents the first-ever assessment of sewage sludge-fed HTL wastewater (SS-HTLWW) treatment...