Toward energy self-sufficiency in small municipal wastewater treatment plants: assessment of energy recovery potential, process economic balance, and greenhouse gas avoidance
in greenhouse gas emissions due to methane avoidance at the studied MWTP. These findings suggest that such integrated approaches can encourage investments in MWTPs aimed at achieving energy self-sufficiency while enhancing environmental performance.
Authors
- Cléder A. Somensi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4231-3203)
- Wendell Pimentel-Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9562-462X)
- Claudemir M. Radetski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8537-1497)
- Dilamara Riva Scharf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9271-8903)
- Renan C. Testolin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1004-001X)
- Ramaiana Radetski-Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2568-0850)
- Marcelo Poyer-Radetski
- Rafael Ariente-Neto
- Vinicius J. Silva
- Fernanda Amaral-Góis
Institutions
- Universidade Regional de Blumenau (BR)
- Instituto Federal Catarinense (BR)
- Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Paraná (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Published
- 2026-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-026-37735-7
- Primary Topic
- Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universidade do Vale do Itajaí
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico