A critical review of biogas production and usage with legislations framework across the globe

S Abanades, H Abbaspour, A Ahmadi, B Das… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
This review showcases a comprehensive analysis of studies that highlight the different
conversion procedures attempted across the globe. The resources of biogas production …

A review on wastewater sludge valorisation and its challenges in the context of circular economy

A Gherghel, C Teodosiu, S De Gisi - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of wastewater sludge as a source for energy and resource recovery is a good
alternative for its management considering the legislation requirements and the circular …

Hormesis-like effects of tetrabromobisphenol a on anaerobic digestion: responses of metabolic activity and microbial community

X Liu, Q Lu, M Du, Q Xu, D Wang - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) has extensive applications in various fields; its release into
ecosystems and the potential toxic effects on organisms are becoming major concerns …

Overview of pretreatment strategies for enhancing sewage sludge disintegration and subsequent anaerobic digestion: Current advances, full-scale application and …

G Zhen, X Lu, H Kato, Y Zhao, YY Li - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge management is now becoming a serious issue all over the world. Anaerobic
digestion is a simple and well-studied process capable of biologically converting the …

Enhancement of methane production from waste activated sludge using hybrid microbial electrolysis cells-anaerobic digestion (MEC-AD) process–a review

XT Wang, YF Zhang, B Wang, S Wang, X Xing… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hybrid microbial electrolysis cells-anaerobic digestion (MEC-AD) was proved to increase
methane productivity and methane yield of waste activated sludge (WAS) by establishing …

Perspective on enhancing the anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge

Y Xu, Y Lu, L Zheng, Z Wang, X Dai - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) of waste activated sludge (WAS) is an important bio-energy
strategy that has been hindered by low conversion efficiency. This paper presents a …

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 …

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 …

Technologies for reducing sludge production in wastewater treatment plants: State of the art

Q Wang, W Wei, Y Gong, Q Yu, Q Li, J Sun… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
This review presents the state-of-the-art sludge reduction technologies applied in both
wastewater and sludge treatment lines. They include chemical, mechanical, thermal …

Effect of lignin on short-chain fatty acids production from anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge

D He, S Zheng, J Xiao, Y Ye, X Liu, Z Yin, D Wang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignin, a biological resource with great potential, can be as high as∼ 16% of the total
organics in the waste activated sludge (WAS). This work therefore aims to fill the knowledge …