Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are powerful methods that were traditionally used for
treatment of hazardous materials. Based on their resourcefulness, these methods have …

Focus is placed on substrate pre-treatment in anaerobic digestion (AD) as a means of
increasing biogas yields using today's diversified substrate sources. Current pre-treatment …

In the last decades, anaerobic digestion facilities for the treatment of organic solid waste
have become widespread throughout Europe, since anaerobic process provides a suitable …

Sustainable development requires the development and promotion of environmental
management and a constant search for green technologies to treat a wide range of aquatic …

Providing up-to-date information on ultrasound technology and sonochemistry, this volume
focuses on green chemistry principles and methodologies that are being devised with a view …

Anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge (WAS) is most commonly used at wastewater
treatment facilities to stabilize the sludge. However, poor biodegradation efficiency of sludge …

Ultrasonic pre-treatment has been considered as an environmentally friendly process for
enhancing the biodegradability of organic matter in anaerobic digestion. However the …

One of the most challenging issues of the last decades is the presence of recalcitrant
compounds in the effluents of wastewater treatment plants, due to their toxicity on both …

In this work, different pretreatment methods for algae proved to be very effective in improving
cell wall dissociation for biogas production. In this study, the Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus (U …

This study aims to compare the efficiency of sonolysis and ozonation in improving anaerobic
biodegradability of source sorted organic fraction of municipal solid waste, for the enhancing …