Section A. Sludge: Sources and Characterization 1. Sludge from wastewater treatment plants 2. Sludge from tannery industries 3. Vermistabilization and detoxification of sugar industry sludges by earthworms 4. Earthworms converting domestic and food industry wastes into biofertilizer 5. Rheological characterization of sludge Section B. Sludge Management 6.
General considerations on industrial and municipal sludge disposal 7. Sanitary and environmental aspects of sewage sludge management 8. Sludge activation, conditioning, and engineering 9. Sludge legislation: Comparison between different countries 10. Biosurfactants for oil recovery from refinery sludge: magnetic nanoparticle-assisted purification 11. Industrial sludge for ceramic products and its benefits for metal stabilization 12. Detoxification of organic sludge from water-treatment plants by active forms of Ca and Si 13. Sludge multifunctions in a phytobiome--Forest and plantation application including microbial aspects 14.
Co-composting of sewage sludge and wetland plant material from a constructed wetland treating domestic wastewater 15. Co-processing of sewage sludge in cement kiln Section C. Contaminants in Sludge and Treatment Strategies 16. Emerging technologies in sewage sludge treatment and disintegration 17. Sludge dewatering: Processes for enhanced performance 18. Emerging contaminants in sludge (endocrine disruptors, pesticides, and pharmaceutical residues, including illicit drugs/controlled substances, etc.) 19. Carbonization of sewage sludge as an adsorbent for organic pollutants 20.
Stabilization of cadmium in industrial sludge--Generation of crystalline products 21. Bioleaching for extracting heavy metals from electronic waste sludge 22. Microplastics in sludge Section D. Valorization of Sludge as a Resource 23. Gasification of sewage sludge 24. From waste to resource: Sorption properties of biological and industrial sludge 25. Phosphorus extraction and sludge dissolution 26. Municipal solid sludge for soil amendment in saline conditions 27.
Sludge valorization: A novel approach for treatment and resource recovery to achieve circular economy 28. Thermal processes for sludge valorization: Non-combustion pathways Section E. Energy Recovery from Sludge 29. Volatile fatty acid yield from sludge anaerobic fermentation through a biotechnological approach 30. Biogas (methane production) and energy recovery from different sludges 31. Biogas production by thermal hydrolysis and thermophilic anaerobic digestion of waste-activated sludge 32. Microbial fuel cell application for sludge remediation and minimization.