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Using Water–Energy Nexus as Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation Tool in Wastewater Treatment Plants

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Climate change mitigation in the integral water cycle. WWTPs as energy producers. Use of the plant intrinsic energy. Integration of renewable energies in WWTPs. Water–energy nexus as greenhouse gas emissions reduction tool.

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  1. Department of Process Engineering, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

    B. Del Río-Gamero, A. Ramos-Martín, N. Melián-Martel & S. O. Pérez-Baez

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy

    Vincenzo Naddeo

  2. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi, India

    Malini Balakrishnan

  3. Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea (Republic of)

    Kwang-Ho Choo

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Del Río-Gamero, B., Ramos-Martín, A., Melián-Martel, N., Pérez-Baez, S.O. (2020). Using Water–Energy Nexus as Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation Tool in Wastewater Treatment Plants. In: Naddeo, V., Balakrishnan, M., Choo, KH. (eds) Frontiers in Water-Energy-Nexus—Nature-Based Solutions, Advanced Technologies and Best Practices for Environmental Sustainability. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13068-8_33

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