Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@conference {3231, title = {A look into the circularity of waste water sludge in Portugal: context, constraints and opportunities}, journal = {SMICE - Sludge Management in Circular Economy}, year = {2018}, note = {Pinto, L. C.; Ram{\'\i}sio, P (2018).\ A look into the circularity of waste water sludge in Portugal: context, constraints and opportunities.\ SMICE 2018 - Sludge Management in Circular Economy. IWA. Rome 23-26 May, 2018
}, month = {2018-05-23 00:00:00}, publisher = {IWA}, address = {Rome}, abstract = {\
}, keywords = {Agriculture, Circular economy, Compost, sludge management}, author = {Pinto, L. C. and Ram{\'\i}sio, P. J.} }The Portuguese action plan for the circular economy, proposes under action $\#$6, the need to increase the efficiency of water use and reuse, as well as the improvement in the valorisation of nutrients present in waste water sludge. In 2014, last data available, only 52\% of the sludge was subject to valorisation, indicating a significant room for improvement. This paper aims to analyse the potential for improvement in the quantity of sludge from WW subject to valorisation. To this end, the installed capacity to valorize sludge and its location is compared with the quantity of sludge produced and its location. Preliminary results indicate a clear mismatch between the distribution of installed capacity for biological treatment of WW-sludge and the distribution of waste water sludge produced.
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt