Boosting the transition to circular economy in the water sector: Insights from EU demonstration case studies cover a wide range of topics within the circular economy concept applied to the water sector, including water recovery and reuse, bioplastic and fertilizers from wastewater treatment, and new bio-composite materials from the water cycle. The book presents insights gained recent EU projects reporting solutions, technologies, tools and strategies to overcome the existing barriers hampering the circular economy transition process. The book combines practical and theoretical knowledge of circular economy of water sector thus being useful for both researchers, professionals and actors making local decisions.

Boosting the transition to circular economy in the water sector: Insights from EU demonstration case studies provide a holistic overview of the current status of the recent progress in resource recovery from wastewater treatment, including fundamental aspects and development of processes, as well as the needs of further research and industrialization. The book gives special emphasis and discussion on green technologies for resource recovery from wastewater and bottlenecks regarding their applications. As a future green bioprocess, biogas production and waste minimization, opportunities, future perspectives, and research needs are also discussed.