A review on wastewater sludge valorisation and its challenges in the context of circular economy

A Gherghel, C Teodosiu, S De Gisi - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of wastewater sludge as a source for energy and resource recovery is a good
alternative for its management considering the legislation requirements and the circular …

Pretreatment methods to enhance anaerobic digestion of organic solid waste

J Ariunbaatar, A Panico, G Esposito, F Pirozzi… - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper reviews pretreatment techniques to enhance the anaerobic digestion of organic
solid waste, including mechanical, thermal, chemical and biological methods. The effects of …

Progress in inhibition mechanisms and process control of intermediates and by-products in sewage sludge anaerobic digestion

H Yuan, N Zhu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion is an effective waste treatment method both for the pollution control and
energy recovery, such as treating many agricultural and industrial wastes which contain high …

A review on biochar-mediated anaerobic digestion with enhanced methane recovery

L Qiu, YF Deng, F Wang, M Davaritouchaee… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
This work comprehensively reviewed the research progress of biochar application in
enhancing anaerobic digestion (AD) proficiency. The biogas production and methane …

Pretreatment of lignocellulosic agricultural waste for delignification, rapid hydrolysis, and enhanced biogas production: A review

GP Naik, AK Poonia, PK Chaudhari - Journal of the Indian Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass can play a pivotal role in achieving the goal of sustainable
development of a predominantly agrarian country like India. The abundant availability of …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of a pilot scale microbial electrolysis cell fed on domestic wastewater at ambient temperatures for a 12 month period

ES Heidrich, SR Edwards, J Dolfing, SE Cotterill… - Bioresource …, 2014 - Elsevier
A 100-L microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) was operated for a 12-month period fed on raw
domestic wastewater at temperatures ranging from 1° C to 22° C, producing an average of …

The effects of digestion temperature and temperature shock on the biogas yields from the mesophilic anaerobic digestion of swine manure

KJ Chae, AM Jang, SK Yim, IS Kim - Bioresource technology, 2008 - Elsevier
In order to obtain basic design criteria for anaerobic digesters of swine manure, the effects of
different digesting temperatures, temperature shocks and feed loads, on the biogas yields …

Impact of food industrial waste on anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and pig manure

M Murto, L Björnsson, B Mattiasson - Journal of environmental management, 2004 - Elsevier
The performance of an anaerobic digestion process is much dependent on the type and the
composition of the material to be digested. The effects on the degradation process of co …

Biomass waste-to-energy valorisation technologies: a review case for banana processing in Uganda

R Gumisiriza, JF Hawumba, M Okure… - Biotechnology for …, 2017 - Springer
Background Uganda's banana industry is heavily impeded by the lack of cheap, reliable and
sustainable energy mainly needed for processing of banana fruit into pulp and subsequent …

Distillery spent wash: treatment technologies and potential applications

S Mohana, BK Acharya, D Madamwar - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
Distillery spent wash is the unwanted residual liquid waste generated during alcohol
production and pollution caused by it is one of the most critical environmental issue. Despite …