Bioproduction and applications of short-chain fatty acids from secondary sludge anaerobic fermentation: A critical review

Z Wang, X Li, H Liu, T Zhou, Z Qin, J Mou, J Sun… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anaerobic fermentation of secondary sludge is a crucial bio-energy tactic for achieving
stabilization, reduction, and resource utilization of secondary sludge in wastewater treatment …

Overview of key operation factors and strategies for improving fermentative volatile fatty acid production and product regulation from sewage sludge

W Fang, X Zhang, P Zhang, J Wan, H Guo… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, volatile fatty acid (VFA) production through anaerobic fermentation of
sewage sludge, instead of methane production, has been regarded as a high-value and …

Functionality of surfactants in waste-activated sludge treatment: a review

R Guan, X Yuan, Z Wu, H Wang, L Jiang, Y Li… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Proper treatment of waste-activated sludge (WAS) involves three pivotal processes,
dewatering, anaerobic digestion, and pollutants removal, which need to be re-assessed …

The enhancement of anaerobic biodegradability of waste activated sludge by surfactant mediated biological pretreatment

S Kavitha, C Jayashree, SA Kumar, IT Yeom… - Bioresource …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, the role of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was explored for the removal of
extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) from waste activated sludge (WAS) followed by …

Alkyl polyglucose enhancing propionic acid enriched short-chain fatty acids production during anaerobic treatment of waste activated sludge and mechanisms

J Luo, L Feng, Y Chen, H Sun, Q Shen, X Li, H Chen - Water Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Adding alkyl polyglucose (APG) into an anaerobic treatment system of waste activated
sludge (WAS) was reported to remarkably improve the production of short-chain fatty acids …

Effect of surfactant‐assisted wettability alteration on immiscible displacement: a microfluidic study

W Yang, JW Brownlow, DL Walker… - Water Resources …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Drainage displacement at unfavorable viscosity ratios is often encountered in oil recovery,
CO2 sequestration, and NAPL remediation, which significantly limits recovery of fluids from …

Dewaterability characteristics of sludge conditioned with surfactants pretreatment by electrolysis

H Yuan, N Zhu, F Song - Bioresource Technology, 2011 - Elsevier
The potential benefits of electrolysis-conditioned sludge dewaterability treatments with
surfactants were investigated in this study. Capillary suction time (CST) and specific …

Effect of sodium dodecyl sulfate on waste activated sludge hydrolysis and acidification

S Jiang, Y Chen, Q Zhou - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2007 - Elsevier
The effect of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) on hydrolysis and acidification of waste activated
sludge (WAS) was investigated, which has not been documented in the literature. Results …

Bench-scale visualization of DNAPL remediation processes in analog heterogeneous aquifers: surfactant floods and in situ oxidation using permanganate

SH Conrad, RJ Glass, WJ Peplinski - Journal of contaminant hydrology, 2002 - Elsevier
We have conducted well-controlled DNAPL remediation experiments within a 2-D, glass-
walled, sand-filled chamber using surfactants (Aerosol MA and Tween 80) to increase …

Solubilization mechanism and mass-transfer model of anionic-nonionic gemini surfactants for chlorinated hydrocarbons

X Liang, J Dong, W Zhang, Y Mo, Y Li, J Bai - Separation and Purification …, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction and modeling of the quantitative recovery of chlorinated hydrocarbons in
an aquifer by anionic-nonionic gemini surfactants requires estimates of their mass-transfer …