Effect of inoculum pretreatment on the microbial and metabolic dynamics of food waste dark fermentation

L Luo, S Sriram, D Johnravindar, TLP Martin… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study systematically evaluated and compared different inoculum pretreatment methods
to quickly select dark fermentative bacteria from anaerobic sludge for the bioconversion of …

The effect of initial organic load of the kitchen waste on the production of VFA and H2 in dark fermentation

R Slezak, J Grzelak, L Krzystek, S Ledakowicz - Waste Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Dark fermentation of kitchen wastes was studied in batch bioreactors, with no pH
adjustment, to evaluate the effect of the initial organic load on the process performance in …

Role of indigenous bacteria in dark fermentation of organic substrates

K Dauptain, E Trably, G Santa-Catalina, N Bernet… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrogen production by dark fermentation of complex organic substrates, such as biowaste,
can naturally take place with indigenous bacteria or by adding an external microbial …

Effect of total solid content and pretreatment on the production of lactic acid from mixed culture dark fermentation of food waste

A Yousuf, JR Bastidas-Oyanedel, JE Schmidt - Waste Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Food waste landfilling causes environmental degradation, and this work assesses a
sustainable food valorization technique. In this study, food waste is converted into lactic acid …

Hydrogen production by dark fermentation from pre-fermented depackaging food wastes

A Noblecourt, G Christophe, C Larroche… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, a specific fraction of food waste, ie depackaging waste, was studied as
substrate for hydrogen production by dark fermentation. During storage and transport of this …

Lactate wastewater dark fermentation: the effect of temperature and initial pH on biohydrogen production and microbial community

RMM Ziara, DN Miller, J Subbiah, BI Dvorak - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biohydrogen production using dark fermentation (hydrolysis and acidogenesis) is one of the
ways to recover energy from lactate wastewater from the food-processing industry, which …

Revealing microbial mechanism associated with volatile fatty acids production in anaerobic acidogenesis of waste activated sludge enhanced by freezing/thawing …

Y She, J Hong, Q Zhang, BY Chen, W Wei, X Xin - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the association of volatile fatty acid (VFA) production with microbial
mechanism in waste activated sludge (WAS) anaerobic acidogenesis enhanced by …

Boosting butyrate and hydrogen production in acidogenic fermentation of food waste and sewage sludge mixture: a pilot scale demonstration

M Gottardo, J Dosta, C Cavinato, S Crognale… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Within the urban scenario, the application of a biorefinery technology value chain can foster
the conversion of different organic substrates into marketable and added-value products. In …

Oyster shells improve anaerobic dark fermentation performances of food waste: Hydrogen production, acidification performances, and microbial community …

Z Shi, L Zhang, H Yuan, X Li, Y Chang, X Zuo - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Anaerobic dark fermentation (DF) performances of food waste (FW) were investigated using
oyster shells. The different amount oyster shells (6%-12%(w/w)) were added to the DF …

Dark fermentation for H2 production from food waste and novel strategies for its enhancement

E Villanueva-Galindo, M Vital-Jácome… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogen is an attractive energy vector that can be obtained through biological methods
such as dark fermentation, allowing organic wastes to be used as substrates. This means an …