Feijoo Costa, GumersindoMoreira Vilar, María TeresaArias Cisterna, Andrea2021-04-212021-04-212021http://hdl.handle.net/10347/26015In the context of a world population that is growing every year, environmental problems such as global warming and water scarcity are becoming increasingly critical. For this reason, it is crucial to seek new alternatives in reducing energy demand, waste disposal as well as ensuring water quality. In this last aspect, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) play an important role. The main goal of this doctoral thesis was to analyse and compare different wastewater treatment configurations from an environmental and economic point of view to provide insights on the sustainability of existing and innovative schemes of wastewater treatmentengAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/energy productioninnovative technologiesdecentralised wastewatereconomic indicatorslife cycle assessment (LCA)reclaimed waterMaterias::Investigación::33 Ciencias tecnológicas::3308 Ingeniería y tecnología del medio ambiente::330810 Tecnología de aguas residualesMaterias::Investigación::33 Ciencias tecnológicas::3308 Ingeniería y tecnología del medio ambiente::330811 Control de la contaminación del aguaMaterias::Investigación::33 Ciencias tecnológicas::3308 Ingeniería y tecnología del medio ambiente::330807 Eliminación de residuosdoctoral thesisopen access