Tag: Circular Economy

As China’s capital Beijing continues its unprecedented urban expansion, the city’s environmental and public health demands grow in turn. With over 20 million residents, Beijing generates staggering volumes of sewage and wastewater that must be treated and discharged responsibly. At the forefront of Beijing’s wastewater infrastructure stands the Beixiaohe Treatment Plant – an engineering marvel […]

Excess phosphate in water bodies can lead to eutrophication, causing algal blooms that reduce oxygen levels and threaten aquatic ecosystems. Removing phosphate from wastewater, agricultural runoff, and other point sources before they enter natural water systems is an essential strategy for preventing eutrophication. Biochar, a porous carbonaceous material produced by pyrolyzing biomass under oxygen-limited conditions, […]