Pretreatment of agricultural biomass for anaerobic digestion: Current state and challenges

SR Paudel, SP Banjara, OK Choi, KY Park… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
The anaerobic digestion (AD) of agricultural biomass is an attractive second generation
biofuel with potential environmental and economic benefits. Most agricultural biomass …

Review on recent developments on pulp and paper mill wastewater treatment

M Kamali, Z Khodaparast - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2015 - Elsevier
Economic benefits of the pulp and paper industry have led it to be one of the most important
industrial sections in the world. Nevertheless, in recent years, pulp and paper mills are …

Biotechnological potential of rumen microbiota for sustainable bioconversion of lignocellulosic waste to biofuels and value-added products

SK Bhujbal, P Ghosh, VK Vijay, R Rathour… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass is an abundant resource with untapped potential for biofuel,
enzymes, and chemical production. Its complex recalcitrant structure obstructs its …

Promising biological conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to renewable energy with rumen microorganisms: A comprehensive review

J Liang, M Nabi, P Zhang, G Zhang, Y Cai… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass is one of the most abundant renewable resources, and their
transformation into bioenergy is an effective approach to alleviate energy shortage and …

Anaerobic digestion of pulp and paper mill wastes–An overview of the developments and improvement opportunities

M Kamali, T Gameiro, MEV Costa, I Capela - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Various organic and inorganic hazardous substances are commonly originated during the
processing of virgin or recovered fibers (RCFs), when the pulp and paper (P&P) are …

Improvement of methane production from rice straw with rumen fluid pretreatment: A feasibility study

H Zhang, P Zhang, J Ye, Y Wu, W Fang, X Gou… - International …, 2016 - Elsevier
To overcome the inherent recalcitrance of rice straw during anaerobic digestion process,
effective pretreatment is required for promoting methane production. In the present study, a …

Converting untreated waste office paper and chitosan into aerogel adsorbent for the removal of heavy metal ions

Z Li, L Shao, Z Ruan, W Hu, L Lu, Y Chen - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
The utilization of waste paper, an obsolete recyclable resource, helps to save resources and
protect environment. In this paper, an aerogel was prepared to convert the waste paper into …

Enhancing anaerobic digestion of cotton stalk by pretreatment with a microbial consortium (MC1)

X Yuan, L Ma, B Wen, D Zhou, M Kuang, W Yang… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
Microbial pretreatment is beneficial in some anaerobic digestion systems, but the consortia
used to date have not been able to effectively increase methane production from cotton …

[HTML][HTML] Taxonomic and enzymatic basis of the cellulolytic microbial consortium KKU-MC1 and its application in enhancing biomethane production

N Wongfaed, S O-Thong, S Sittijunda, A Reungsang - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Lignocellulosic biomass is a promising substrate for biogas production. However, its
recalcitrant structure limits conversion efficiency. This study aims to design a microbial …

Effect of substrate load on anaerobic fermentation of rice straw with rumen liquid as inoculum: Hydrolysis and acidogenesis efficiency, enzymatic activities and rumen …

J Liang, H Zhang, P Zhang, G Zhang, Y Cai, Q Wang… - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Rumen liquid is excellent to effectively degrade lignocellulose. In this study, the suitable rice
straw load during anaerobic fermentation of rice straw with rumen liquid as inoculum was …