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Wastewater Treatment: Energy-Conservation Opportunities

| By Abtin Ataei, Graduate School of the Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch of I.A.U.

Typical wastewater-treatment plants (WWTP) — both industrial and municipal — consume large amounts of energy, which can represent 50% or more of the facility’s variable operating and maintenance costs. Most employ biological processes…