Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs): The Case Study of Palermo University (Italy)

The wastewater sector paradigm is shifting from treatment to resource recovery. In addition, concerns regarding sustainability during the operation have increased. this sense, there a need break barriers (i.e., social, economic, technological, legal, etc.) for moving forward towards water recovery facilities and demonstration case studies can be very effective insightful. This paper presents new study which part of Horizon 2020 EU Project “Achieving wider uptake water-smart solutions—Wider Uptake”. final aim demonstrate importance system based on circular economy concept. at Palermo University (Italy) are first presented. Afterwards, pilot plants described. Preliminary results underlined great potential plant in terms resources central role fostering transition economy. fermentation batch test highlighted volatile fatty acids (VFAs) accumulation suitable polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) production. static adsorption desorption tests showed that highest amount adsorbed NH4+ was recorded untreated HCl-Na treated clinoptilolite.