Converting food waste into soil amendments for improving soil sustainability and crop productivity: a review

KN Palansooriya, PD Dissanayake… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
One-third of the annual food produced globally is wasted and much of the food waste (FW) is
unutilized; however, FW can be valorized into value-added industrial products such as …

Intrinsic properties of biochar for electron transfer

Y Gao, Y Sun, W Song, Y Jia, A Li, S Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The past decades witness a rapid development on biochar as adsorbent, catalyst, or
modifier for wastewater treatment and soil amendment. During these processes, the electron …

In situ preparation of oriented microbial consortium-based compound enzyme strengthens food waste disintegration and anaerobic digestion: Performance …

J Chen, L Cui, Y Yan, X Ji, Q Fei, Y Ma - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
This study used food waste (FW) as the substrate, under the co-culture system, innovatively
developed the oriented and high matching degree microbial consortium-based compound …

Effects of biochars derived from different feedstocks and pyrolysis temperatures on the anaerobic digestion of kitchen waste

ZF Wu, ZK Wang, JB Li, YH Qiu, ZL Chen, G Owens… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to investigate the effects of biochars derived from different
feedstocks and pyrolysis temperatures on the anaerobic digestion (AD) of kitchen waste …

Functional biochar as sustainable precursors to boost the anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge from a circular economy perspective: a review

B Chen, H Zeng, F Yang, Y Yang, Z Qiao, X Zhao… - Biochar, 2024 - Springer
Waste activated sludge (WAS) is attracting attention for its energy and resource potential.
Anaerobic digestion (AD) can be used to efficiently recover energy resources and stabilize …

Peracetic acid pretreatment improves biogas production from anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge by promoting organic matter release, conversion and affecting …

W Ren, Y Zhang, X Liu, S Li, H Li, Y Zhai - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Peracetic acid (PAA) pretreatment is considered as a novel and effective chemical
pretreatment method for sludge. However, there is little information available on potential …

A machine learning assisted prediction of potential biochar and its applications in anaerobic digestion for valuable chemicals and energy recovery from organic waste

P Zhang, T Zhang, J Zhang, H Liu, C Chicaiza-Ortiz… - Carbon Neutrality, 2024 - Springer
The utilization of biochar derived from biomass residue to enhance anaerobic digestion (AD)
for bioenergy recovery offers a sustainable approach to advance sustainable energy and …

Dynamics of carbon dioxide emission during cracking in peanut shell biochar-amended soil

E Kravchenko, YC Wang, TLD Cruz… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a primary source of greenhouse gas emissions and a carbon sink, soil plays a key role in
climate regulation. The development of cracks in soil strongly influences CO 2 emissions …

Role of KOH-activated biochar on promoting anaerobic digestion of biomass from Pennisetum gianteum

QH Liu, HY Sun, ZM Yang - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Pennisetum giganteum is a promising non-food crop feedstock for biogas production due to
its high productivity and bio-methane potential. However, the accumulation of volatile fatty …

Ruminal content biochar supplementation for enhanced biomethanation of rice straw: Focusing on biochar characterization and dose optimization

SK Bhujbal, P Ghosh, VK Vijay, M Kumar - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) of agricultural wastes is a promising approach for energy recovery
and crop residue management. However, its recalcitrant chemical structure hinders …