Microbiological insights into anaerobic digestion for biogas, hydrogen or volatile fatty acids (VFAs): a review

S Harirchi, S Wainaina, T Sar, SA Nojoumi… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In the past decades, considerable attention has been directed toward anaerobic digestion
(AD), which is an effective biological process for converting diverse organic wastes into …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-based volatile fatty acid production and recovery from waste streams: Current status and future challenges

M Atasoy, I Owusu-Agyeman, E Plaza… - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Bio-based volatile fatty acid (VFA) production from waste-stream is getting attention due to
increasing market demand and wide range usage area as well as its cost-effective and …

Zinc pyrithione induced volatile fatty acids promotion derived from sludge anaerobic digestion: Interrelating the affected steps with microbial metabolic regulation and …

Y Li, W Huang, S Fang, Z Li, Z Li, F Wang, X Cheng… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The massive use of zinc pyrithione (ZPT, as broad-spectrum bactericides) resulted in its high
levels in waste activated sludge (WAS) and affected subsequent WAS treatment. This work …

Bioengineering of anaerobic digestion for volatile fatty acids, hydrogen or methane production: a critical review

S Wainaina, Lukitawesa, M Kumar Awasthi… - …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a well-established technology used for producing biogas or
biomethane alongside the slurry used as biofertilizer. However, using a variety of wastes …

Current perspectives on acidogenic fermentation to produce volatile fatty acids from waste

M Ramos-Suarez, Y Zhang, V Outram - Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2021 - Springer
Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are key platform chemicals used in a multitude of industries
including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food and agriculture. The current route for VFA …

Deeper insights into effect of activated carbon and nano-zero-valent iron addition on acidogenesis and whole anaerobic digestion

R Wang, C Li, N Lv, X Pan, G Cai, J Ning, G Zhu - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Conductive materials presented promising advantages for enhancing anaerobic digestion
(AD) performance. This study evaluated the effects of activated carbon (AC) and nano-zero …

Potential influences of exogenous pollutants occurred in waste activated sludge on anaerobic digestion: A review

J Luo, Q Zhang, J Zhao, Y Wu, L Wu, H Li… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion is a promising approach for waste activated sludge (WAS) disposal.
However, a wide range of exogenous pollutants (eg heavy metals, nanoparticles) exists in …

Caproic acid production from anaerobic fermentation of organic waste-Pathways and microbial perspective

W Dong, Y Yang, C Liu, J Zhang, J Pan, L Luo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review aims to provide a holistic synopsis of the current state of the art knowledge on
caproic acid production via anaerobic fermentation from the perspectives of microbes and …

Full-scale production of VFAs from sewage sludge by anaerobic alkaline fermentation to improve biological nutrients removal in domestic wastewater

H Liu, P Han, H Liu, G Zhou, B Fu, Z Zheng - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
A full-scale project of thermal-alkaline pretreatment and alkaline fermentation of sewage
sludge was built to produce volatile fatty acids (VFAs) which was then used as external …

Sulfite serving as a pretreatment method for alkaline fermentation to enhance short-chain fatty acid production from waste activated sludge

X Liu, M Du, J Yang, Y Wu, Q Xu, D Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Alkaline anaerobic fermentation has been reported to be effective for short-chain fatty acids
(SCFAs) production from waste activated sludge, but is still limited by the high alkalis …