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Dr. Adam Masłoń
Rzeszow University of Technology

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Journal article
Published: 19 November 2020 in Energies
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The improvement of energy efficiency ensuring high nutrients removal is a great concern for many wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The energy balance of a WWTP can be improved through the application of highly efficient digestion or its intensification, e.g., through the introduction of the co-substrates with relatively high energy potential to the sewage sludge (SS). In the present study, the overview of the energetic aspect of the Polish WWTPs was presented. The evaluation of energy consumption at individual stages of wastewater treatment along with the possibilities of its increasing was performed. Additionally, the influence of co-digestion process implementation on the energy efficiency of a selected WWTP in Poland was investigated. The evaluation was carried out for a WWTP located in Iława. Both energetic and treatment efficiency were analyzed. The energy balance evaluation of this WWTP was also performed. The obtained results indicated that the WWTP in Iława produced on average 2.54 GWh per year (7.63 GWh of electricity in total) as a result of the co-digestion of sewage sludge with poultry processing waste. A single cubic meter of co-substrates fed to the digesters yielded an average of 25.6 ± 4.3 Nm3 of biogas (between 18.3 and 32.2 Nm3/m3). This enabled covering the energy demand of the plant to a very high degree, ranging from 93.0% to 99.8% (98.2% on average). Importantly, in the presence of the co-substrate, the removal efficiency of organic compounds was enhanced from 64% (mono-digestion) to 69–70%.

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Adam Masłoń; Joanna Czarnota; Aleksandra Szaja; Joanna Szulżyk-Cieplak; Grzegorz Łagód. The Enhancement of Energy Efficiency in a Wastewater Treatment Plant through Sustainable Biogas Use: Case Study from Poland. Energies 2020, 13, 6056 .

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Adam Masłoń, Joanna Czarnota, Aleksandra Szaja, Joanna Szulżyk-Cieplak, Grzegorz Łagód. The Enhancement of Energy Efficiency in a Wastewater Treatment Plant through Sustainable Biogas Use: Case Study from Poland. Energies. 2020; 13 (22):6056.

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Adam Masłoń; Joanna Czarnota; Aleksandra Szaja; Joanna Szulżyk-Cieplak; Grzegorz Łagód. 2020. "The Enhancement of Energy Efficiency in a Wastewater Treatment Plant through Sustainable Biogas Use: Case Study from Poland." Energies 13, no. 22: 6056.

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Published: 07 September 2020 in Water
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Air stripping is commonly used to remove the ammonia in multistage treatment systems for municipal landfill leachate (LFL). This paper proposes a novel approach combining the process of stripping with biological removal of ammonia, based on simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) in a single hybrid sequencing batch reactor (HSBR). To avoid the accumulation of free ammonia (N-FAN), the shallow aeration system was used for the treatment of raw LFL with N-TAN level of 1520 mg/L and pH 9.24. The mean N-FAN removal efficiency of 69% with the reaction rate of 55 mg L−1 h−1 and mean ammonium (N-NH4+) removal efficiency of 84% with the reaction rate of 44 mg L−1 h−1 were achieved within a month in such an HSBR (R1). The comparative HSBR (R2), with conventional aeration system maintaining the same concentration of dissolved oxygen (DO ≤ 1 mg/L), was removing only trace amounts of N-FAN and 48% of N-NH4+. The quantitative analysis of 16S rRNA genes indicated that the number of total bacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Beta- and Gammaproteobacteria increased during the operation of both HSBRs, but was always higher in R1. Moreover, the bacterial community shift was observed since the beginning of the experiment; the relative abundance of Firmicutes, and Beta- and Gammaproteobacteria increased by 5.01, 3.25 and 9.67% respectively, whilst the abundance of Bacteroidetes and Actinobacteria decreased by 15.59 and 0.95%. All of the surveyed bacteria groups, except Gammaproteobacteria, correlated significantly negatively (p < 0.001) with the concentrations of N-NH4+ in the outflows from R1. The results allow us to suppose that simultaneous stripping and SND in a single reactor could be a promising, cost-effective and easy-to-operate solution for LFL treatment.

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Łukasz Jurczyk; Justyna Koc-Jurczyk; Adam Masłoń. Simultaneous Stripping of Ammonia from Leachate: Experimental Insights and Key Microbial Players. Water 2020, 12, 2494 .

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Łukasz Jurczyk, Justyna Koc-Jurczyk, Adam Masłoń. Simultaneous Stripping of Ammonia from Leachate: Experimental Insights and Key Microbial Players. Water. 2020; 12 (9):2494.

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Łukasz Jurczyk; Justyna Koc-Jurczyk; Adam Masłoń. 2020. "Simultaneous Stripping of Ammonia from Leachate: Experimental Insights and Key Microbial Players." Water 12, no. 9: 2494.

Journal article
Published: 03 September 2020 in Materials
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The effects of two powdered mineral materials (powdered ceramsite and powdered limestone) on aerobic granulation of sludge were evaluated. The experiment was conducted on a laboratory scale bioreactors treating wastewater for 89 days. Three granular sequencing batch reactors (GSBRs) were operated at the lowest optimal organic loading rate (OLR) of 2.55 g COD/(L∙d). In the control reactor (R1), the mean diameter (d) of the biomass ranged from 124.0 to 210.0 µm, and complete granulation was not achieved. However, complete granulation did occur in reactors to which either ceramsite (251.9 µm < d < 783.1 µm) or limestone (246.0 µm < d < 518.9 µm) was added. Both powdered materials served as a ballast for the sludge flocs making up the seed sludge. Ceramsite particles also acted as microcarriers of granule-forming biomass. The granules in the reactors with added powdered materials had nonfibrous and smoother surfaces. The reactor with ceramsite exhibited the highest average efficiencies for COD, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus removal (85.4 ± 5.4%, 56.6 ± 10.2%, and 56.8 ± 9.9%, respectively). By contrast, the average nitrification efficiency was 95.1 ± 12.8%.

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Joanna Czarnota; Janusz A. Tomaszek; Adam Masłoń; Adam Piech; Grzegorz Łagód. Powdered Ceramsite and Powdered Limestone Use in Aerobic Granular Sludge Technology. Materials 2020, 13, 3894 .

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Joanna Czarnota, Janusz A. Tomaszek, Adam Masłoń, Adam Piech, Grzegorz Łagód. Powdered Ceramsite and Powdered Limestone Use in Aerobic Granular Sludge Technology. Materials. 2020; 13 (17):3894.

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Joanna Czarnota; Janusz A. Tomaszek; Adam Masłoń; Adam Piech; Grzegorz Łagód. 2020. "Powdered Ceramsite and Powdered Limestone Use in Aerobic Granular Sludge Technology." Materials 13, no. 17: 3894.

Review
Published: 30 July 2020 in Materials
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Modern technologies designed to treat wastewater containing phosphorus compounds are based on the processes of adsorption and precipitation. In addition, more environmentally friendly and cheaper materials are being sought to ensure greater conformity with overarching assumptions of green chemistry and sustainable development. Against that background, this paper offers a review and analysis of available information on the considered reactive materials that have the capacity to remove phosphorus from wastewater. These materials are categorised as natural (with a sub-division in line with the dominant sorption groups of Al/Fe or Ca/Mg), waste, or man-made. Notably, most studies on sorbents have been carried out in laboratory systems via experimentation under static conditions. Among the natural materials, opoka has the highest sorption capacity of 181.20 g P/kg., while red mud (in the waste material category) is most efficient at binding phosphorus with a level of 345.02 g P/kg. Finally, among the group of commercial materials, Rockfos® has the highest sorption capacity of 256.40 g P/kg. In addition, this paper recognises the effect of composition, pH, and physical properties on a reactive material’s capacity to absorb phosphorus, as well as the possibility for further potential use in the production of fertilisers.

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Sylwia Gubernat; Adam Masłoń; Joanna Czarnota; Piotr Koszelnik. Reactive Materials in the Removal of Phosphorus Compounds from Wastewater—A Review. Materials 2020, 13, 3377 .

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Sylwia Gubernat, Adam Masłoń, Joanna Czarnota, Piotr Koszelnik. Reactive Materials in the Removal of Phosphorus Compounds from Wastewater—A Review. Materials. 2020; 13 (15):3377.

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Sylwia Gubernat; Adam Masłoń; Joanna Czarnota; Piotr Koszelnik. 2020. "Reactive Materials in the Removal of Phosphorus Compounds from Wastewater—A Review." Materials 13, no. 15: 3377.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2020 in Inżynieria Ekologiczna
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Increasing requirements of wastewater treatments and the development of wastewater treatment and sewage sludge systems cause a significant increase in the demand for electricity and heat. An alternative way to obtain cheap energy is to use biogas produced in the anaerobic digestion process from...

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Paulina Szczyrba; Adam Masłoń; Joanna Czarnota; Kamil Olszewski. Analysis of sewage sludge and biogas-energy management at the Opole wastewater treatment plant. Inżynieria Ekologiczna 2020, 21, 26 -34.

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Paulina Szczyrba, Adam Masłoń, Joanna Czarnota, Kamil Olszewski. Analysis of sewage sludge and biogas-energy management at the Opole wastewater treatment plant. Inżynieria Ekologiczna. 2020; 21 (2):26-34.

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Paulina Szczyrba; Adam Masłoń; Joanna Czarnota; Kamil Olszewski. 2020. "Analysis of sewage sludge and biogas-energy management at the Opole wastewater treatment plant." Inżynieria Ekologiczna 21, no. 2: 26-34.

Journal article
Published: 01 February 2020 in Journal of Ecological Engineering
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Biological methods of removing phosphorus compounds from wastewater as applied currently at treatment plants may no longer be regarded as sufficient. They can therefore be augmented by physico-chemical methods raising the efficiency of the wastewater treatment system. Indeed, almost all large...

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Adam Andrzej Masłoń; Joanna Czarnota. Efficiency of Brick Dust and Powdered Ceramsite in the Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater. Journal of Ecological Engineering 2020, 21, 63 -71.

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Adam Andrzej Masłoń, Joanna Czarnota. Efficiency of Brick Dust and Powdered Ceramsite in the Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater. Journal of Ecological Engineering. 2020; 21 (2):63-71.

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Adam Andrzej Masłoń; Joanna Czarnota. 2020. "Efficiency of Brick Dust and Powdered Ceramsite in the Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater." Journal of Ecological Engineering 21, no. 2: 63-71.

Journal article
Published: 17 January 2020 in Molecules
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This study aimed to evaluate and compare the physical, chemical and biological properties of aerobic granular sludge from reactors with the addition of different powdered mineral materials. These properties have a significant impact on the efficiency of systems in which the biomass in granular form is used. Four identical granular sequencing batch reactors (GSBRs) were adopted for the research performed on a laboratory scale (R1—control reactor; R2, R3 and R4—with materials, PK, PG and PL respectively). The results indicate that the addition of powdered mineral materials improved the properties of biomass in reactors. The SVI5/SVI30 ratio values were significantly lower in the reactors with added materials (approx. 1.3 ± 0.3). The mean values of the sludge volume index at 30 min were the lowest in the R2 (39.8 ± 8.6 mL/g) and R4 (32.8 ± 10.7 mL/g) reactors. The settling velocity of biomass was the highest in the R2 reactor (15.4 ± 6.1 m/h). In the early days of the study, the highest extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) content was found in the biomass from the reactors to which the materials with higher Ca and Mg content were added (380.18–598.30 mg/g MLVSS). The rate of specific oxygen uptake (SOUR) by biomass indicated an insufficient biomass content in the R1 reactor—to 7.85 mg O2/(g MLVSS∙h)—while in the reactors with materials, the SOUR values were at the higher levels.

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Joanna Czarnota; Adam Masłoń; Monika Zdeb; Grzegorz Łagód. The Impact of Different Powdered Mineral Materials on Selected Properties of Aerobic Granular Sludge. Molecules 2020, 25, 386 .

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Joanna Czarnota, Adam Masłoń, Monika Zdeb, Grzegorz Łagód. The Impact of Different Powdered Mineral Materials on Selected Properties of Aerobic Granular Sludge. Molecules. 2020; 25 (2):386.

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Joanna Czarnota; Adam Masłoń; Monika Zdeb; Grzegorz Łagód. 2020. "The Impact of Different Powdered Mineral Materials on Selected Properties of Aerobic Granular Sludge." Molecules 25, no. 2: 386.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2019 in Journal of Ecological Engineering
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In wastewater treatment, aerobic granular sludge (AGS) technology is a relatively new alternative to the activated sludge method. The biogranulation of biomass ensues when appropriate environmental conditions in a reactor are ensured, and one of the factors determining this is the organic loading...

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Joanna Czarnota; Adam Masłoń. Biogranulation and Physical Properties of Aerobic Granules in Reactors at Low Organic Loading Rate and with Powdered Ceramsite Added. Journal of Ecological Engineering 2019, 20, 202 -210.

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Joanna Czarnota, Adam Masłoń. Biogranulation and Physical Properties of Aerobic Granules in Reactors at Low Organic Loading Rate and with Powdered Ceramsite Added. Journal of Ecological Engineering. 2019; 20 (9):202-210.

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Joanna Czarnota; Adam Masłoń. 2019. "Biogranulation and Physical Properties of Aerobic Granules in Reactors at Low Organic Loading Rate and with Powdered Ceramsite Added." Journal of Ecological Engineering 20, no. 9: 202-210.

Conference paper
Published: 09 August 2019 in Proceedings of EECE 2020
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The management of sewage sludge at wastewater treatment plants is a very important technical, economic and environmental issue. One of the popular environment-friendly methods of processing sludge is methane fermentation – a complex biochemical process through which organic matter present undergoes biochemical decomposition in anaerobic conditions, with the final products being biogas (a valuable source of energy), as well as a digestate that constitutes an excellent organic fertiliser. Most often, biogas generated provides energy that supplies a wastewater treatment plant’s own needs (given that such plants exert a high demand for both electricity and heat). Addressed here as an example is biogas production at the WWTP in the city of Zamość, whose management of sewage sludge is analysed in detail, with account taken of the balance between quantities of sludge and biogas generated. Methane fermentation there is found to represent an effective technology by which energy may be recovered from sewage sludge, with the biogas obtained proving a very valuable fuel that the plant can put to use readily.

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Adam Masłoń. An Analysis of Sewage Sludge and Biogas Production at the Zamość WWTP. Proceedings of EECE 2020 2019, 291 -298.

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Adam Masłoń. An Analysis of Sewage Sludge and Biogas Production at the Zamość WWTP. Proceedings of EECE 2020. 2019; ():291-298.

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Adam Masłoń. 2019. "An Analysis of Sewage Sludge and Biogas Production at the Zamość WWTP." Proceedings of EECE 2020 , no. : 291-298.

Journal article
Published: 25 February 2019 in Journal of Environmental Management
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As the efficiency of biological wastewater treatment in activated sludge systems can be increased if powdered mineral materials are added, the work described here investigated the effect of powdered keramsite on activated sludge and wastewater treatment in a sequencing batch reactor on the laboratory scale. Specifically, experiments were carried out on two sequencing batch reactors, with the reference system being the classical SBR with conventional activated sludge, while the second system involved a K-SBR (Keramsite - Sequencing Batch Reactor) with powdered keramsite added with a view to enhancing the effectiveness of the activated sludge. The concentration of powdered keramsite in the latter reactor was maintained at 0.75 g/L. The results confirmed the greater efficiency of biological wastewater treatment processes where activated sludge was supported by the keramsite.

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Adam Masłoń; Janusz A. Tomaszek; Justyna Zamorska; Monika Zdeb; Adam Piech; Ireneusz Opaliński; Łukasz Jurczyk. The impact of powdered keramsite on activated sludge and wastewater treatment in a sequencing batch reactor. Journal of Environmental Management 2019, 237, 305 -312.

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Adam Masłoń, Janusz A. Tomaszek, Justyna Zamorska, Monika Zdeb, Adam Piech, Ireneusz Opaliński, Łukasz Jurczyk. The impact of powdered keramsite on activated sludge and wastewater treatment in a sequencing batch reactor. Journal of Environmental Management. 2019; 237 ():305-312.

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Adam Masłoń; Janusz A. Tomaszek; Justyna Zamorska; Monika Zdeb; Adam Piech; Ireneusz Opaliński; Łukasz Jurczyk. 2019. "The impact of powdered keramsite on activated sludge and wastewater treatment in a sequencing batch reactor." Journal of Environmental Management 237, no. : 305-312.

Conference paper
Published: 23 January 2019 in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
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The high content of water in sludge results in its big volume and contributes to the high operating costs of wastewater treatment plants. Chemical conditioning is commonly used in order to improve mechanical dewatering in treatment plants. The cost of chemical reagents is significant, thus it is important to find effective and inexpensive conditioners. This paper presents the improvement of sewage sludge dewatering with the use of biomass ashes. In laboratory tests, ashes from willow tree and beech wood combustion were used. The results have shown that the sewage sludge moisture content decreased with the addition of ash. The best results were obtained for the 30 gdm−3 of biomass ash in both cases. With a 30 gdm−3 dosage of ash, the moisture content decreased by approximately 9 ÷ 17% for willow ash and about 9 ÷ 21% for beech wood ash, depending of the method of dewatering.

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M Wójcik; Feliks Stachowicz; Adam Masłoń. Experimental Research of Sewage Sludge Conditioning with The Use of Selected Biomass Ashes. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 2019, 214, 012020 .

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M Wójcik, Feliks Stachowicz, Adam Masłoń. Experimental Research of Sewage Sludge Conditioning with The Use of Selected Biomass Ashes. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 2019; 214 (1):012020.

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M Wójcik; Feliks Stachowicz; Adam Masłoń. 2019. "Experimental Research of Sewage Sludge Conditioning with The Use of Selected Biomass Ashes." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 214, no. 1: 012020.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2019 in Desalination and Water Treatment
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Adam Masłoń; Ireneusz Opaliński. The possibility of using Portland cement to improve the sedimentation properties of activated sludge. Desalination and Water Treatment 2019, 155, 145 -154.

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Adam Masłoń, Ireneusz Opaliński. The possibility of using Portland cement to improve the sedimentation properties of activated sludge. Desalination and Water Treatment. 2019; 155 ():145-154.

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Adam Masłoń; Ireneusz Opaliński. 2019. "The possibility of using Portland cement to improve the sedimentation properties of activated sludge." Desalination and Water Treatment 155, no. : 145-154.

Original paper
Published: 22 November 2018 in Waste and Biomass Valorization
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Due to inappropriate agricultural treatments, soils often turn into wastelands. After years, the return to cultivation is very difficult or even impossible. It is a serious problem for agriculture, also in Poland. In order to improve soil quality and to restore its value in use, different fertilizers are commonly used. As an alternative for artificial fertilizers, sewage sludge and biomass ashes might be applied. High cost of sewage sludge conditioning with the use of polyelectrolytes has resulted in the development of research dedicated to finding new and inexpensive conditioners. The article discusses the possibility of sludge conditioning by means of wood biomass ash. In the paper, the findings of sewage sludge dewatering with the use of wood ash on a laboratory and on a technical scale are presented. The analysis of results has shown that the addition of wood biomass ash improved sludge dewatering by 10–23% in a laboratory scale and by 15–27% on a technical scale. The application of wood ash also reduced the total bacteria number by 83–89% in a laboratory scale and by 40–53% on a technical scale. Additionally, the obtained mixture of sewage sludge and wood biomass ash might be applied in agricultural practices, especially in fertilizing perennial plants plantations. Thanks to that it is possible to obtain inexpensive and valuable natural fertilizer while reducing costs of sludge dewatering.

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Marta Wójcik; Feliks Stachowicz; Adam Masłoń. The Use of Wood Biomass Ash in Sewage Sludge Treatment in Terms of Its Agricultural Utilization. Waste and Biomass Valorization 2018, 11, 753 -768.

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Marta Wójcik, Feliks Stachowicz, Adam Masłoń. The Use of Wood Biomass Ash in Sewage Sludge Treatment in Terms of Its Agricultural Utilization. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 2018; 11 (2):753-768.

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Marta Wójcik; Feliks Stachowicz; Adam Masłoń. 2018. "The Use of Wood Biomass Ash in Sewage Sludge Treatment in Terms of Its Agricultural Utilization." Waste and Biomass Valorization 11, no. 2: 753-768.

Conference paper
Published: 03 July 2018 in E3S Web of Conferences
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Aerobic Granular Sludge (AGS) technology becomes a very competitive method to activated sludge system. Its main advantages include: high energy efficiency and low investment costs. Despite this fact, intensive research on biogranulation optimization are still carried out, both at laboratory and technical scale. In order to intensify the AGS technology, new methods of biogranulation and ways of improving the stability of aerobic granules are sought. So far, several studies have been conducted in this area, with using among others: chemical coagulants, dosage fragments of granules and powdered materials. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of powdered keramsite on the feasibility of rapid aerobic granulation in a GSBR reactor with a minimum-optimum organic loading rate (OLR). The research presents an effective way of cultivating stable aerobic granules in a Granular Sequencing Batch Reactor (GSBR) under specific technological parameters.

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Joanna Czarnota; Adam Masłoń; Monika Zdeb. Powdered keramsite as unconventional method of AGS technology support in GSBR reactor with minimum-optimum OLR. E3S Web of Conferences 2018, 44, 00024 .

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Joanna Czarnota, Adam Masłoń, Monika Zdeb. Powdered keramsite as unconventional method of AGS technology support in GSBR reactor with minimum-optimum OLR. E3S Web of Conferences. 2018; 44 ():00024.

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Joanna Czarnota; Adam Masłoń; Monika Zdeb. 2018. "Powdered keramsite as unconventional method of AGS technology support in GSBR reactor with minimum-optimum OLR." E3S Web of Conferences 44, no. : 00024.

Conference paper
Published: 06 February 2018 in E3S Web of Conferences
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During biomass combustion, there are formed combustion products. Available data indicates that only 29.1 % of biomass ashes were recycled in Poland in 2013. Chemical composition and sorptive properties of ashes enable their application in the sewage sludge treatment. This paper analyses the impact of ashes from biomass-combustion power plant on sewage sludge dewatering and higienisation. The results obtained in laboratory tests proved the possitive impact of biomass ashes on sewage sludge hydration reduction after dewatering and the increase of filtrate volume. After sludge conditioning with the use of biomass combustion by-products, the final moisture content decreased by approximatelly 10÷25 % in comparison with raw sewage sludge depending on the method of dewatering. The application of biomass combustion products in sewage sludge management could provide an alternative method of their utilization according to law and environmental requirements.

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Marta Wójcik; Feliks Stachowicz; Adam Masłoń. Sewage sludge conditioning with the application of ash from biomass-fired power plant. E3S Web of Conferences 2018, 30, 3005 .

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Marta Wójcik, Feliks Stachowicz, Adam Masłoń. Sewage sludge conditioning with the application of ash from biomass-fired power plant. E3S Web of Conferences. 2018; 30 ():3005.

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Marta Wójcik; Feliks Stachowicz; Adam Masłoń. 2018. "Sewage sludge conditioning with the application of ash from biomass-fired power plant." E3S Web of Conferences 30, no. : 3005.

Journal article
Published: 20 December 2017 in Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports
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Sewage sludge management in Poland is a relatively new field of waste management called “in statu nascendi”, the standards of which have not been recognized yet. It also requires the implementation of new solutions in the field of sewage sludge. So far, the most popular method of sewage sludge utilization has been landfill disposal. In line with the restriction placed on landfill waste with a calorific value above 6 MJ/kg introduced on 1 January 2016, agricultural use and thermal methods are particularly applied. Municipal sewage sludge may be successfully used in the cultivation of energetic plant plantations. The aforementioned waste could be treated as an alternative to traditional mineral fertilizers, which in turn might successfully provide valuable nutrients for plants. This paper illustrates the SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) associated with the use of sewage sludge from Świlcza-Kamyszyn WTTP (Podkarpackie Province, Poland) for agricultural purposes. This analysis could be useful in evaluating the utility of sewage sludge in perennial plant plantations in order to determine the appropriate waste management strategies.

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Marta Wójcik; Feliks Stachowicz; Adam Masłoń. Ecological and Economic Aspects of the Application of Sewage Sludge in Energetic Plant Plantations - A Swot Analysis. Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports 2017, 27, 157 -168.

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Marta Wójcik, Feliks Stachowicz, Adam Masłoń. Ecological and Economic Aspects of the Application of Sewage Sludge in Energetic Plant Plantations - A Swot Analysis. Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports. 2017; 27 (4):157-168.

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Marta Wójcik; Feliks Stachowicz; Adam Masłoń. 2017. "Ecological and Economic Aspects of the Application of Sewage Sludge in Energetic Plant Plantations - A Swot Analysis." Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports 27, no. 4: 157-168.

Conference paper
Published: 07 November 2017 in E3S Web of Conferences
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Wastewater treatment plants can be classified as energy-intensive facilities, as they account for up to 35 percent of municipal energy consumption. Pumps and aeration systems consume a significant portion of energy within the wastewater plants in particular. The cost of energy consumption for wastewater treatment processes reaches up to 40% of the total operating cost. In case of the WWTPs with the activated sludge systems, about 50% of energy is used for aeration and mixing purposes. At WWTPs, energy consumption is often correlated with the magnitude and type of pollutant load, which can influence the treatment methods and technologies used in the WWTP. In many cases wastewater treatment plants are operated without optimized measures for process optimization. A detailed study of the energy consumption should be executed in order to determine the optimization potential. This paper presents the energy consumption in municipal wastewater treatment plant in Rzeszów (Poland). In the year 2016, parameters of raw and treated wastewater were tested. The data related to energy consumption in plants allowed us to determine the energy intensity coefficients. Total consumption was measured. Indicators of energy consumption per cubic meter and removed load were calculated.

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Adam Masłoń. Analysis of energy consumption at the Rzeszów Wastewater Treatment Plant. E3S Web of Conferences 2017, 22, 115 .

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Adam Masłoń. Analysis of energy consumption at the Rzeszów Wastewater Treatment Plant. E3S Web of Conferences. 2017; 22 ():115.

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Adam Masłoń. 2017. "Analysis of energy consumption at the Rzeszów Wastewater Treatment Plant." E3S Web of Conferences 22, no. : 115.

Conference paper
Published: 24 May 2017 in E3S Web of Conferences
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In compliance with the requirements of the EU climate and energy package (3 × 20 %), the biomass consumption in energetic industry is systematically growing. As a consequence, a large amount of ashes is produced which requires the management in line with law and ecology. Stringent requirements concerning the chemical composition of ashes prevent the biomass ash from being used in building construction. Specific physicochemical properties of ashes allow for their application in sewage sludge treatment. This paper presents the results of conditioning using ashes from willow combustion in sewage sludge dewatering. The findings could provide a new approach on sewage sludge and biomass ashes utilization.

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Marta Wójcik; Feliks Stachowicz; Adam Masłoń. The application of biomass ashes for improvement of sewage sludge dewatering. E3S Web of Conferences 2017, 17, 100 .

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Marta Wójcik, Feliks Stachowicz, Adam Masłoń. The application of biomass ashes for improvement of sewage sludge dewatering. E3S Web of Conferences. 2017; 17 ():100.

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Marta Wójcik; Feliks Stachowicz; Adam Masłoń. 2017. "The application of biomass ashes for improvement of sewage sludge dewatering." E3S Web of Conferences 17, no. : 100.

Proceedings article
Published: 23 November 2016 in Environmental Engineering V
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Adam Masłoń; J Tomaszek. Effect of chemical coagulants on the sedimentation properties of activated sludge. Environmental Engineering V 2016, 1 .

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Adam Masłoń, J Tomaszek. Effect of chemical coagulants on the sedimentation properties of activated sludge. Environmental Engineering V. 2016; ():1.

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Adam Masłoń; J Tomaszek. 2016. "Effect of chemical coagulants on the sedimentation properties of activated sludge." Environmental Engineering V , no. : 1.

Conference paper
Published: 17 October 2016 in E3S Web of Conferences
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This paper presents the results of analyses of the monitoring selected energetic willow plantations (30 ha) located in Podkarpackie Province (Poland), which have been fertilised using a prototype trailer for land-applying municipal sludge. The fertilisation of the willow plantation is undertaken using this prototype for the subsurface application of municipal sewage sludge into soil. The presented prototype is a component of technology of energetic plant production that has been developed at the Rzeszow University of Technology. The results of soil investigations allow to us conclude that the deposition of sewage sludge using the presented prototype of the agricultural trailer is conducted in accordance with legal regulations and does not cause significant perturbation of the natural trophic chain.

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Feliks Stachowicz; Tomasz Trzepiecińsk; Marta Wójcik; Adam Masłoń; Witold Niemiec; Adam Piech. Agricultural utilisation of municipal sludge in willow plantation. E3S Web of Conferences 2016, 10, 88 .

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Feliks Stachowicz, Tomasz Trzepiecińsk, Marta Wójcik, Adam Masłoń, Witold Niemiec, Adam Piech. Agricultural utilisation of municipal sludge in willow plantation. E3S Web of Conferences. 2016; 10 ():88.

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Feliks Stachowicz; Tomasz Trzepiecińsk; Marta Wójcik; Adam Masłoń; Witold Niemiec; Adam Piech. 2016. "Agricultural utilisation of municipal sludge in willow plantation." E3S Web of Conferences 10, no. : 88.