The development and utilization of bioenergy from various biomass can effectively reduce
our dependence on fossil fuels and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. The dry anaerobic …

Sludge disposal is an integral part of wastewater treatment systems, and its cost usually
accounts for more than half of the total operation cost. Sludge disposal technology is facing …

The thermal hydrolysis process is a cutting-edge, widely used technology for the
pretreatment of sludge before anaerobic digestion. Previous review articles addressed the …

Sewage sludge is rich source of carbon, nutrients, and trace elements and can be subjected
to proper treatment before disposal to fulfill government legislation and protect receiving …

Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are key platform chemicals used in a multitude of industries
including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food and agriculture. The current route for VFA …

Low cost production of volatile fatty acids (VFA) from waste by acidogenic fermentation has
drawn extensive research interests as VFA is a critical substrate for microorganisms involved …

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 …

During wastewater treatment, most organic matter is transferred to a solid phase commonly
known as sludge or biosolids. The high cost of sludge management and the growing interest …

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) of sludge is a heterogeneous mixture of high to low
molecular weight organic substances which is including proteinaceous compounds …

Various organic and inorganic hazardous substances are commonly originated during the
processing of virgin or recovered fibers (RCFs), when the pulp and paper (P&P) are …