Microbiological insights into anaerobic digestion for biogas, hydrogen or volatile fatty acids (VFAs): a review

S Harirchi, S Wainaina, T Sar, SA Nojoumi… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In the past decades, considerable attention has been directed toward anaerobic digestion
(AD), which is an effective biological process for converting diverse organic wastes into …

Intelligent approaches for sustainable management and valorisation of food waste

Z Said, P Sharma, QTB Nhuong, BJ Bora… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Food waste (FW) is a severe environmental and social concern that today's civilization is
facing. Therefore, it is necessary to have an efficient and sustainable solution for managing …

Syntrophy mechanism, microbial population, and process optimization for volatile fatty acids metabolism in anaerobic digestion

Y Zhang, C Li, Z Yuan, R Wang, I Angelidaki… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The low efficiency and stability of anaerobic digestion (AD) has always hindered its wide
application. The accumulation of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) cause acidification and inhibition …

Caproic acid production from anaerobic fermentation of organic waste-Pathways and microbial perspective

W Dong, Y Yang, C Liu, J Zhang, J Pan, L Luo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review aims to provide a holistic synopsis of the current state of the art knowledge on
caproic acid production via anaerobic fermentation from the perspectives of microbes and …

Psychrophilic anaerobic digestion: A critical evaluation of microorganisms and enzymes to drive the process

MA Akindolire, H Rama, A Roopnarain - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) technology is limited by low-temperature conditions preventing the
adoption of simple, unheated digesters during cold periods. Decrease in temperature has a …

[HTML][HTML] Opportunities and challenges in the anaerobic co-digestion of municipal sewage sludge and fruit and vegetable wastes: A review

A Azevedo, N Lapa, M Moldão, E Duarte - Energy Nexus, 2023 - Elsevier
To overcome the anthropogenic impacts resulting from the constant growth of the world
population, industries like wastewater treatment plants and food processing must be …

[HTML][HTML] Process simulation of hydrothermal carbonization of digestate from energetic perspectives in Aspen Plus

N Ghavami, K Özdenkçi, S Chianese… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Digestate, a nutrient-rich substance, is a potential resource of income in biogas plants. It can
be utilized as a soil amendment and solid biofuel due to containing inorganic and organic …

Current advances and challenges for direct interspecies electron transfer in anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge

HY **, ZW He, YX Ren, CC Tang, AJ Zhou… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
To realize energy self-sufficiency demand is a key component of carbon–neutral goal of
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Waste activated sludge (WAS), as the by-product of …

Response surface methodology for process optimization in livestock wastewater treatment: A review

A Reza, L Chen, X Mao - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
With increasing demand for meat and dairy products, the volume of wastewater generated
from the livestock industry has become a significant environmental concern. The treatment of …

Challenges in engineering direct interspecies electron transfer for enhanced methanogenesis

G Baek, D Kim, Y Choi, J Cha, C Lee - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Interspecies electron transfer (IET) between fatty acid-oxidizing bacteria and
hydrogenotrophic methanogens is key to stable and efficient methanogenesis in the …