[HTML][HTML] Bio-based volatile fatty acid production and recovery from waste streams: Current status and future challenges

M Atasoy, I Owusu-Agyeman, E Plaza… - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Bio-based volatile fatty acid (VFA) production from waste-stream is getting attention due to
increasing market demand and wide range usage area as well as its cost-effective and …

Bioengineering of anaerobic digestion for volatile fatty acids, hydrogen or methane production: a critical review

S Wainaina, Lukitawesa, M Kumar Awasthi… - …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a well-established technology used for producing biogas or
biomethane alongside the slurry used as biofertilizer. However, using a variety of wastes …

Tannic acid modulation of substrate utilization, microbial community, and metabolic traits in sludge anaerobic fermentation for volatile fatty acid promotion

W Huang, F Wang, X **a, S Fang… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Anaerobic fermentation is a crucial route to realize effective waste activated sludge (WAS)
resource recovery and utilization, while the overall efficiency is commonly restrained by …

Bioproduction and applications of short-chain fatty acids from secondary sludge anaerobic fermentation: A critical review

Z Wang, X Li, H Liu, T Zhou, Z Qin, J Mou, J Sun… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anaerobic fermentation of secondary sludge is a crucial bio-energy tactic for achieving
stabilization, reduction, and resource utilization of secondary sludge in wastewater treatment …

Current perspectives on acidogenic fermentation to produce volatile fatty acids from waste

M Ramos-Suarez, Y Zhang, V Outram - Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2021 - Springer
Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are key platform chemicals used in a multitude of industries
including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food and agriculture. The current route for VFA …

Underestimated humic acids release and influence on anaerobic digestion during sludge thermal hydrolysis

F Huang, H Liu, J Wen, C Zhao, L Dong, H Liu - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Humic-like acids (HAs) are abundant in sewage sludge but mainly bonded with solids. Thus,
their influences are often neglected in conventional digestion processes. Currently thermal …

Enhanced short-chain fatty acids production through a short-term anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge: synergistic pretreatment of alkali and alkaline …

H Pang, Q Jiao, J He, Z Zhang, L Wang, Z Yan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) recovery through anaerobic fermentation is a promising
pathway to achieve economic benefits and carbon-emission reduction in waste activated …

Freezing-low temperature treatment facilitates short-chain fatty acids production from waste activated sludge with short-term fermentation

ZW He, ZS Zou, Q Sun, HY **, XY Yao, WJ Yang… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study proposed a novel and high-efficiency strategy, ie, freezing followed by low-
temperature thermal treatment, to significantly promote short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) …

Improving the treatment of waste activated sludge using calcium peroxide

Q Xu, QS Huang, W Wei, J Sun, X Dai, BJ Ni - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
The treatment and disposal of waste activated sludge (WAS) has become one of the major
challenges for the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) due to large output, high treatment …

Emerging electrochemistry-based process for sludge treatment and resources recovery: A review

Q Zeng, H Huang, Y Tan, G Chen, T Hao - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The electrochemical process is gaining widespread interest as an emerging alternative for
sludge treatment. Its potentials for sludge stabilization and resources recovery have been …