AAS	Aerobic activated sludge
AGS	anaerobic granular sludge
AAS	Anaerobic activated sludge
ADWWTPS	Aerobically digested WWTP sludge
ADDWWTP	Anaerobically digested and dewatered sludge
AGCWS	Aerobic granular sludge from cosmetic factory
ASB	Activated sludge biomass
AS (50%) MR	Activated sludge (50%) immobilized in Mowital® B30H resin
ASS	Activated Sludge System
AWWTPS	Anaerobic wastewater treatment plant sludge
CFS	Cosmetic factory sludge
DAEDS	Dewatered aerobically digested sludge
DASS	Dried aerobic sewage sludge
DMADS	Dewatered anaerobically digested sludge
DSBS	Dewatered secondary biological sludge
MDSS	Mechanical dewatered sewage sludge
DUSS	Dewatered undigested sewage sludge
DRAWS	Dewatered raw sludge
FIS	Fertilizer industry sludge
GAC	Granular activated carbon(s)
LS	Limed sludge
LCA	Life cycle assessment
PC	Phenolic compounds
POES	Palm oil effluent sludge
SBET	Adsorbent specific surface area measured using Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET) method
SBAC	Sludge based activated carbon
SSTP	sewage sludge from sludge treatment plant
VLS	Viscous liquid sludge
WBS	Waste biological sludge
WWTP	Wastewater treatment plant
WWTPS	Wastewater treatment plant sludge