Using microalgae in the circular economy to valorise anaerobic digestate: challenges and opportunities

WAV Stiles, D Styles, SP Chapman, S Esteves… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
Managing organic waste streams is a major challenge for the agricultural industry.
Anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic wastes is a preferred option in the waste management …

A critical review on membrane hybrid system for nutrient recovery from wastewater

T Yan, Y Ye, H Ma, Y Zhang, W Guo, B Du… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Wastewater has been investigated as a source for nutrient recovery for two reasons: firstly it
contains a high concentration of nutrients; and secondly, it exists in large quantities …

Biogas digestate marketing: qualitative insights into the supply side

J Dahlin, C Herbes, M Nelles - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2015 - Elsevier
Managing digestate output and developing a market for the product is a serious challenge
for the biogas industry. Without effective strategies for sustainable management, the large …

Digestate as sustainable nutrient source for microalgae—challenges and prospects

L Bauer, K Ranglová, J Masojídek, B Drosg… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Featured Application This review provides insight into the origin of digestate and how it can
be processed to meet requirements for microalgae cultivation as well as challenges that …

Experimental comparison of hydrothermal and vapothermal carbonization

A Funke, F Reebs, A Kruse - Fuel processing technology, 2013 - Elsevier
The difference between hydrothermal carbonization and vapothermal carbonization for the
densification of the energy content of biomass has been investigated systematically for the …

Review of two mechanical separation technologies for the sustainable management of agricultural phosphorus in nutrient-vulnerable zones

GA Lyons, A Cathcart, JP Frost, M Wills, C Johnston… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work reviews two mechanical separation technologies (screw press and decanting
centrifuge) which could be used in the dairy, beef, pig and anaerobic digestion sectors in …

Cascaded production of biogas and hydrochar from wheat straw: Energetic potential and recovery of carbon and plant nutrients

A Funke, J Mumme, M Koon, M Diakité - Biomass and bioenergy, 2013 - Elsevier
The increasing interest in biogas production has brought notable attention to lignocellulosic
wastes as a promising and yet unexploited feedstock. As these materials are usually highly …

Biomass resources for biogas production

D RUTZ, R JANSSEN - The biogas handbook: Science …, 2013 - books.google.com
Biomass resources for biogas, also referred to as anaerobic digestion feedstock or biogas
feedstock, include various categories of organic materials. This chapter highlights the main …

Can bioavailability of trace nutrients be measured in anaerobic digestion?

M Ortner, L Rachbauer, W Somitsch, W Fuchs - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Trace nutrients significantly affect the microbial metabolic activity within anaerobic digestion
processes but always imply the risk of overdosing of heavy metals. In this study the …

Life cycle assessment of biohydrogen and biomethane production and utilisation as a vehicle fuel

T Patterson, S Esteves, R Dinsdale, A Guwy… - Bioresource …, 2013 - Elsevier
Environmental burdens for the production and utilisation of biomethane vehicle fuel or a
biohydrogen/biomethane blend produced from food waste or wheat feed, based on data …