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 …

Recent advances in microbial CO2 fixation and conversion to value-added products

H Salehizadeh, N Yan, R Farnood - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing CO 2 levels in atmosphere has led to the unprecedented climate change in
recent years. Conventional methods for CO 2 capture are often cost inefficient, unsafe and …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial electrolysis cells for electromethanogenesis: Materials, configurations and operations

AA Pawar, A Karthic, S Lee, S Pandit… - Environmental Engineering …, 2022 - eeer.org
Anaerobic digestion is a traditional method of producing methane-containing biogas by
utilizing the methanogenic conversion of organic matter like agricultural waste and animal …

Biochar modulates methanogenesis through electron syntrophy of microorganisms with ethanol as a substrate

HY Yuan, LJ Ding, EF Zama, PP Liu… - Environmental …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Biochar has the potential to influence methanogenesis which is a key component of global
carbon cycling. However, the mechanisms governing biochar's influence on …

Paradigm shift in NEW (Nutrient-Energy-Water) sustainable wastewater treatment system through synergy of bioelectrochemical system and anaerobic digestion

DA Jadhav, Z Yu, M Hussien, JH Kim, W Liu… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
With advancements in research and the necessity of improving the performance of
bioelectrochemical system (BES), coupling anaerobic digestion (AD) with BES is crucial for …

Current advances and challenges for direct interspecies electron transfer in anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge

HY Jin, ZW He, YX Ren, CC Tang, AJ Zhou… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
To realize energy self-sufficiency demand is a key component of carbon–neutral goal of
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Waste activated sludge (WAS), as the by-product of …

Bioenergy recovery from wastewater accelerated by solar power: Intermittent electro-driving regulation and capacitive storage in biomass

B Wang, W Liu, Y Zhang, A Wang - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Electroactive microorganisms (EAMs) can act as pseudocapacitor to store energy and
discharge electrons on need, while electromethanogens acting as receptor are able to …

On the edge of research and technological application: a critical review of electromethanogenesis

R Blasco-Gómez, P Batlle-Vilanova, M Villano… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
The conversion of electrical current into methane (electromethanogenesis) by microbes
represents one of the most promising applications of bioelectrochemical systems (BES) …

Suppressing methane production to boost high-purity hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells

K He, W Li, L Tang, W Li, S Lv… - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen gas (H2) is an attractive fuel carrier due to its high specific enthalpy; moreover, it
is a clean source of energy because in the combustion reaction with oxygen (O2) it produces …

Microbial electrolysis enhanced bioconversion of coal to methane compared with anaerobic digestion: Insights into differences in metabolic pathways

W Zhao, X Su, Y Zhang, D Xia, S Hou, Y Zhou… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coal seams are considered occurrence sites for coalbed methane (CBM) accumulation and
bio-methanation and sequestration of CO 2. Biological approaches for the enhancement of …