Huge sludge volumes and increased energy demands are the main challenges faced by
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) currently, while it stimulates organics transformation …

The growing global demand for petroleum-derived products and alarms concerning to
depletion of crude oil have encouraged the conversion of organic wastes into medium-chain …

Using food waste (FW) as a sustainable feedstock for the production of valuable medium-
chain fatty acids (MCFAs) would alleviate greenhouse gas emissions while allowing the …

The production of medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) from waste biomass by chain
elongation often requires the supplementation of exogenous chemical electron donor (ED) …

Cathodic electro-fermentation (CEF) has been proven to enhance the production of caproate
from biowaste by improving chain elongation metabolism. However, the impact of process …

This study explored the potential of Food Waste (FW) extract as a suitable substrate for
Medium Chain Fatty Acids (MCFAs) production, in a single-phase reactor, where both …

CO 2 injection or biogas recirculation can affect the process of anaerobic digestion, but there
is a lack of systematic study on the injection strategy in the continuously operated reactors …

Chain elongation is a green chemistry approach to convert organic waste or agro-industrial
side-products into caproic acid. Nonetheless, such feedstocks may contain microorganisms …

Our societies must reconsider current industrial practices and find carbon-neutral
alternatives to avoid the detrimental environmental effects that come with the release of …

The production of medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) through reverse β-oxidation was
investigated both on synthetic and real substrates. From preliminary batch tests emerged …