Added-value molecules recovery and biofuels production from spent coffee grounds

F Battista, EM Barampouti, S Mai, D Bolzonella… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Spent Coffee Grounds worldwide production is estimated at around 6 M tons only at
industrial level. The abundance and the heterogeneity of this substrate make it an ideal …

Evaluation of the methane potential of different agricultural and food processing substrates for improved biogas production in rural areas

NH Garcia, A Mattioli, A Gil, N Frison, F Battista… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Anaerobic Digestion is largely applied in the rural context because of its capability of
stabilizing the organic matter while recovering biogas, thus renewable energy, and a …

Biochar enhanced thermophilic anaerobic digestion of food waste: focusing on biochar particle size, microbial community analysis and pilot-scale application

L Zhang, EY Lim, KC Loh, YS Ok, JTE Lee… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Effectiveness of biochar addition to enhance thermophilic semi-continuous anaerobic
digestion (AD) of food waste for methane production was investigated with a focus on …

Opportunities and challenges: Experimental and kinetic analysis of anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and rendering industry streams for biogas production

R Bedoić, A Špehar, J Puljko, L Čuček, B Ćosić… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Large amounts of food waste and sewage sludge exert a hazardous environmental impact
in several countries. Producing biogas and digestate from food and industrial waste is one of …

Activated carbon enhanced anaerobic digestion of food waste–Laboratory-scale and Pilot-scale operation

L Zhang, J Zhang, KC Loh - Waste management, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Effects of activated carbon (AC) supplementation on anaerobic digestion (AD) of
food waste were elucidated in lab-and pilot-scales. Lab-scale AD was performed in 1 L and …

Investigation of food waste valorization through sequential lactic acid fermentative production and anaerobic digestion of fermentation residues

F Demichelis, D Pleissner, S Fiore, S Mariano… - Bioresource …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
This work concerns the investigation of the sequential production of lactic acid (LA) and
biogas from food waste (FW). LA was produced from FW using a Streptococcus sp. strain via …

Anaerobic co-digestion of coffee husks and microalgal biomass after thermal hydrolysis

F Passos, PHM Cordeiro, BEL Baeta… - Bioresource …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Residual coffee husks after seed processing may be better profited if bioconverted into
energy through anaerobic digestion. This process may be improved by implementing a …

Cocoa residues as viable biomass for renewable energy production through anaerobic digestion

N Acosta, J De Vrieze, V Sandoval, D Sinche… - Bioresource …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to evaluate the bioenergy potential of cocoa residue via anaerobic
digestion. Batch and fed-batch lab-scale reactors were operated under low and high solids …

Biogas production for anaerobic co-digestion of tannery solid wastes under presence and absence of the tanning agent

CB Agustini, F Spier, M da Costa, M Gutterres - … Conservation and Recycling, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The influence of the presence of the tanning agent in co-digestion of leather shavings mixed
with sludge before and after the tanning stage was examined. Chromium and vegetable …