THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Jovana M. Blagojević

,

Aleksandar M. Jovović

,

Sanda S. Midžić-Kurtagić

OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF ELECTRIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION INDICATORS IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS

ABSTRACT
Wastewater must be treated before discharge into the recipient to such an extent that it meets standards and regulations on wastewater quality, so as not to damage the environment. Depending on the quality of the influent, different technological procedures are applied, which are more or less energy intensive. Also, with the tightening of the conditions related to the quality of the effluent, the application of more energy-intensive purification technologies occurs, and thus the energy consumption at the plants increases. Wastewater treatment plants are among the biggest consumers of energy. In this paper, electric energy consumption at wastewater treatment plants was analyzed depending on different indicators of specific energy consumption, the applied technological process, and the level of purification.
KEYWORDS
wastewater treatment plant, energy consumption indicators, energy analysis
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2023-12-08
PAPER REVISED: 2024-11-04
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2024-11-13
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2024-12-07
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI231208254B
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2025, VOLUME 29, ISSUE Issue 3, PAGES [2113 - 2124]
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