Functional biochar in enhanced anaerobic digestion: Synthesis, performances, and mechanisms

W Nie, S He, Y Lin, JJ Cheng, C Yang - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion technology is crucial in bioenergy recovery and organic waste
management. At the same time, it often encounters challenges such as low organic …

Direct interspecies electron transfer mechanism in enhanced methanogenesis: A mini-review

W Wang, DJ Lee - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The role of direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) on enhancement of methanogenesis
has been studied. This mini-review updated the current researches on the potential role of …

Methanogenic pathway and microbial succession during start-up and stabilization of thermophilic food waste anaerobic digestion with biochar

EY Lim, H Tian, Y Chen, K Ni, J Zhang, YW Tong - Bioresource Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the major obstacles for thermophilic anaerobic digestion is the process instability
during start-up. This study proposed the use of a cost-effective additive, biochar, to …

Current advances in microbial fuel cell technology toward removal of organic contaminants–a review

R Suresh, S Rajendran, PS Kumar, K Dutta, DVN Vo - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
At present, water pollution and demand for clean energy are most pressing global issues.
On a daily basis, huge quantity of organic wastes gets released into the water ecosystems …

Unravelling the anaerobic digestion 'black box': Biotechnological approaches for process optimization

A Roopnarain, H Rama, B Ndaba… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing global demand for green energy has necessitated more research interest in
anaerobic digestion. Due to the dual benefits of anaerobic digestion, in organic waste …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of bioaugmentation combined with activated charcoal on the mitigation of volatile fatty acids inhibition during anaerobic digestion

J Zhao, Y Li, GJW Euverink - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) accumulation is a common problem in anaerobic digestion, which
is constraining the process. In this study, bioaugmentation was initially adopted as a …

Effects of citrus peel biochar on anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and sewage sludge and its direct interspecies electron transfer pathway study

Q Jiang, Y Chen, S Yu, R Zhu, C Zhong, H Zou… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a biochemical process used for energy recovery [1]. Anaerobic
co-digestion of sewage sludge (SS) and food waste (FW) has garnered much attention as …

Improving anaerobic digestion of chicken manure under optimized biochar supplementation strategies

J Ma, F Chen, S Xue, J Pan, B Khoshnevisan… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion of chicken manure was carried out in this study basing on central
composite design to identify the most optimal strategy for biochar supplementation. Model of …

Effect of antibiotics on the microbial efficiency of anaerobic digestion of wastewater: a review

L Xiao, Y Wang, E Lichtfouse, Z Li, PS Kumar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Recycling waste into new materials and energy is becoming a major challenge in the
context of the future circular economy, calling for advanced methods of waste treatment. For …

Redox-active biochar and conductive graphite stimulate methanogenic metabolism in anaerobic digestion of waste-activated sludge: beyond direct interspecies …

C Lü, Y Shen, C Li, N Zhu, H Yuan - ACS Sustainable Chemistry …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Graphite and pyrolytic biochar are two electrically active but functionally distinct carbon
materials that have been widely used to enhance methanogenic performance of anaerobic …