The recovery of biomass energy from food waste through anaerobic digestion as an
alternative to fossil energy is of great significance for the development of environmental …

The biogas production technology has improved over the last years for the aim of reducing
the costs of the process, increasing the biogas yields, and minimizing the greenhouse gas …

Pre-treatments for waste activated sludge (WAS) are, in most cases, an attempt to increase
the biodegradation and/or improve hydrolysis rate of WAS after anaerobic digestion. This …

Anaerobic digestion is an attractive waste treatment practice in which both pollution control
and energy recovery can be achieved. Many agricultural and industrial wastes are ideal …

When treating municipal wastewater, the disposal of sludge is a problem of growing
importance, representing up to 50% of the current operating costs of a wastewater treatment …

The application of anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR) for mainstream municipal
sewage treatment is almost ready for full-scale implementation. However, some challenges …

Forward osmosis (FO) is an emerging membrane separation technology that has the
potential to serve as a game changer in wastewater treatment. FO-based processes can …

Many industrial sectors are likely to generate highly saline wastewater: these include the
agro-food, petroleum and leather industries. The discharge of such wastewater containing at …

Municipal wastewater treatment plants emit methane. Since methane is a potent
greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change, the abatement of the emission is …

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is intrinsically a sequential complex chemical and biochemical
process, and many factors (microbiological, operational, and chemical) can affect its …