Enhanced biogas production from food waste and activated sludge using advanced techniques–a review

SR Deena, AS Vickram, S Manikandan… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biogas generation using food waste anaerobic co-digestion with activated sludge provides a
cleaner addressable system, an excellent solution to global challenges, the increasing …

Leads and hurdles to sustainable microbial bioplastic production

S Varghese, ND Dhanraj, S Rebello, R Sindhu… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Indiscriminate usage, disposal and recalcitrance of petroleum-based plastics have led to its
accumulation leaving a negative impact on the environment. Bioplastics, particularly …

Activities of functional enzymes involved in C, N, and P conversion and their stoichiometry during agricultural waste composting with biochar and biogas residue …

N Wang, L Ren, J Zhang, MK Awasthi, B Yan… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
This experiment was carried out to explore the effects of biochar, biogas residue and their
combination amendment on enzyme activities and their stoichiometry during agricultural …

Effect and mechanism analysis of dual enzyme pretreatment on enhancement of volatile fatty acids production in kitchen waste anaerobic acidification

X Yang, L Zhao, X Zhao, P Wang, Y Zheng… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The high content of cellulose and hemicellulose in kitchen waste (KW) results in a slow
hydrolysis rate and subsequently hinders the yields of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) in …

Bacterial dynamics during the anaerobic digestion of toxic citrus fruit waste and semi-continues volatile fatty acids production in membrane bioreactors

MK Awasthi, L Lukitawesa, Y Duan, MJ Taherzadeh… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Citrus wastes (CW) are normally toxic to anaerobic digestion (AD) because of flavors such
as D-limonene. In this study, bacterial community was evaluated during volatile fatty acids …

Demonstrating the application of batch anaerobic digestion recirculating slurry inoculation of food waste engineering from a microbiological perspective

X Li, J Tong, M Yuan, M Song, J Gao, J Zhu, Y Liu - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the food waste recycled slurry was mixed inoculated with the discharge of the
biogas station, and the effect of inoculation ratio and circulating batch on the performance of …

Current state of the art biotechnological strategies for conversion of watermelon wastes residues to biopolymers production: A review

MK Awasthi, V Kumar, V Yadav, S Sarsaiya… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly-3-hydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are biodegradable and compostable polyesters.
This review is aimed to provide a unique approach that can help think tanks to frame …

Enrichment of Methanothrix species via riboflavin-loaded granular activated carbon in anaerobic digestion of high-concentration brewery wastewater amidst …

H He, Y Zeng, H Dong, P Cui, W Lu, H Xu, B Qiu, D Sun… - Water Research, 2025 - Elsevier
Effective treatment of high-concentration brewery wastewater through anaerobic digestion
(AD) has always been a challenging issue. Enhancing direct interspecies electron transfer …

Nitrogen-enriched biochar co-compost for the amelioration of degraded tropical soil

P Nain, TJ Purakayastha, B Sarkar… - Environmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Tropical soils are often deeply weathered and vulnerable to degradation having low pH and
unfavorable Al/Fe levels, which can constrain crop production. This study aims to examine …

Bioaerosols dispersed from a typical wastewater treatment plant with a membrane bioreactor: Emission characteristics, source analysis and health risk

J Liu, N Zang, X Liu, H Tian, X Kang - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have become one of the most promising technologies in
wastewater treatment. This study aimed to investigate the emission characteristics, source …