Application of synthetic consortia for improvement of soil fertility, pollution remediation, and agricultural productivity: a review

P Chaudhary, M Xu, L Ahamad, A Chaudhary, G Kumar… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate change, inadequate possessions, and land degradation all pose obstacles to
modern agriculture. In the current scenario, the agriculture industry is mainly dependent on …

Microalgae-based carbohydrates: A green innovative source of bioenergy

MA de Carvalho Silvello, IS Gonçalves… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae contribute significantly to the global carbon cycle through photosynthesis. Given
their ability to efficiently convert solar energy and atmospheric carbon dioxide into chemical …

Microbial community evolution, interaction, and functional genes prediction during anaerobic digestion in the presence of refractory organics

Q Fan, X Fan, P Fu, Y Sun, Y Li, S Long, T Guo… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) effectively recovers resources and reduces organic waste, but
microbial activity can be inhibited by refractory compounds. The degradation efficiency in …

Biochar-supported starch/chitosan-stabilized nano-iron sulfide composites for the removal of lead ions and nitrogen from aqueous solutions

H Wang, R Liu, Q Chen, Y Mo, Y Zhang - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Novel materials that nano-FeS and starch (or chitosan) loaded on peanut shells biochar
(Starch-FeS@ PSB and Chitosan-FeS@ PSB) were prepared and applied for removal of Pb …

Effect of nano zero-valent iron on the anaerobic digestion of food waste: Performance and mechanism

R Wang, NA Al-Dhabi, Y Jiang, X Dai, R Li, W Tang… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Food waste (FW) is prone to accumulate volatile fatty acids (VFAs) during anaerobic
digestion (AD). In this study, nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) was used to enhance AD system …

Applying current-carrying-coil-based magnetic field (CCC-MF) to promote anaerobic digestion of chicken manure: performance evaluation, mitigation of ammonia …

L Zhang, TH Tsui, YW Tong, P Aggarangsi… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a current-carrying-coil-based magnetic
field (CCC-MF) placed outside the digester in promoting anaerobic digestion (AD) of chicken …

Enhanced anaerobic co-digestion under a magnetic field by a synergistic host–guest strategy: focusing on accelerant, biogas yield, fertilization and coupled effect

L Liu, S Yun, K Wang, T Ke, J Liu, Y Gao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon materials are widely used for direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) to promote
CH 4 yield in anaerobic digestion (AD). However, the addition of host–guest assembly …

Tourmaline enhanced methane yield via regulating microbial metabolic balance during anaerobic co-digestion of corn stover and cow manure

Q Wang, H Sha, S Cao, B Zhao, G Wang… - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
This work performed a pilot-scale study on the effects of the substrate ratio, the concentration
of tourmaline (Tur), and its high-temperature thermally modified (HTM) material on the …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial consortia are needed to degrade soil pollutants

T Zhang, H Zhang - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems globally due to the weak
self-purification ability, long degradation time, and high cost of cleaning soil pollution. The …

Effect of static magnetic field exposure on biohydrogen production via dark fermentation of glucose

S Arriaga, MF Carboni, PNL Lens - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The effect of a static magnetic field (SMF) on the microbial activity of anaerobic granular
sludge was investigated using a SMF field provided by a magnetic platform with intensities …