Review on pretreatment techniques to improve anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge

VK Nguyen, DK Chaudhary, RH Dahal, NH Trinh, J Kim… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) of sewage sludge is one of the most efficient, effective, and
environmentally sustainable remediation techniques; however, the presence of complex floc …

Principles and potential of thermal hydrolysis of sewage sludge to enhance anaerobic digestion

P Gahlot, G Balasundaram, VK Tyagi, AE Atabani… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge is rich source of carbon, nutrients, and trace elements and can be subjected
to proper treatment before disposal to fulfill government legislation and protect receiving …

High-solid anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge: Challenges and opportunities

F Di Capua, D Spasiano, A Giordano, F Adani… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
High-solid anaerobic digestion (HSAD) of sewage sludge is a promising alternative to
conventional anaerobic digestion (AD) as it reduces treatment volumes, transportation costs …

A review of waste products utilized as supplements to Portland cement in concrete

JM Paris, JG Roessler, CC Ferraro, HD DeFord… - Journal of cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
The amendment of concrete with waste products serves as an avenue to decrease the
volume of wastes landfilled and to reduce the use of naturally mined materials, therefore …

Thermal hydrolysis for sewage treatment: a critical review

WPF Barber - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
A review concerning the development and applicability of sewage sludge thermal hydrolysis
especially prior to anaerobic digestion is presented. Thermal hydrolysis has proven to be a …

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 Jin, 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) …

Pre-treatments to enhance the biodegradability of waste activated sludge: elucidating the rate limiting step

A Gonzalez, A Hendriks, JB Van Lier… - Biotechnology Advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Pre-treatments for waste activated sludge (WAS) are, in most cases, an attempt to increase
the biodegradation and/or improve hydrolysis rate of WAS after anaerobic digestion. This …

Sustainable utilization of biowaste resources for biogas production to meet rural bioenergy requirements

AK Singh, P Pal, SS Rathore, UK Sahoo, PK Sarangi… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since the impending warning of fossil fuel inadequacy, researchers' focus has shifted to
alternative fuel generation. This resulted in the use of a wide variety of renewable biomass …

Pre-treatments to enhance biogas yield and quality from anaerobic digestion of whiskey distillery and brewery wastes: A review

B Gunes, J Stokes, P Davis, C Connolly… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to encourage industrial growth based on sustainability, the replacement of fossil
fuels with renewable sources has gained global importance. Anaerobic digestion (AD) fulfils …

A critical review of volatile fatty acids produced from waste activated sludge: enhanced strategies and its applications

K Luo, Y Pang, Q Yang, D Wang, X Li, M Lei… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
This paper reviews the recent achievements in the enhanced production of volatile fatty
acids (VFAs) from waste activated sludge (WAS). The enhanced strategies are divided into …