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 …

[HTML][HTML] Yield improvements in anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic feedstocks

B Hashemi, S Sarker, JJ Lamb, KM Lien - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
The new EU bioenergy sustainability criteria demonstrate that bioenergy sustainability can
be a challenge (Schlegel and Kaphengst, 2007). In 1990s, the energy crops were the main …

[HTML][HTML] Fruit pomaces—Their nutrient and bioactive components, effects on growth and health of poultry species, and possible optimization techniques

TJ Erinle, DI Adewole - Animal nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
The ever-growing human population, coupled with the exigent need to meet the increasing
demand for poultry meat and egg, has put the onus on poultry nutritionists and farmers to …

A comparison of different pre-treatments to increase methane production from two agricultural substrates

C Sambusiti, F Monlau, E Ficara, H Carrère, F Malpei - Applied Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
To enhance the methane production from ensiled sorghum forage and wheat straw, thermal,
alkaline and thermo-alkaline pre-treatments were performed in batch mode. Alkaline …

Valuable compound extraction, anaerobic digestion, and composting: a leading biorefinery approach for agricultural wastes

FG Fermoso, A Serrano, B Alonso-Fariñas… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In a society where the environmental conscience is gaining attention, it is necessary to
evaluate the potential valorization options for agricultural biomass to create a change in the …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental sustainability assessment of pig manure mono-and co-digestion and dynamic land application of the digestate

Y Zhang, Y Jiang, S Wang, Z Wang, Y Liu, Z Hu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the environmental impacts of pig manure direct land application and anaerobic
digestion (mono-and co-digestion) for biomethane production followed by digestate land …

Mesophilic anaerobic co-digestion of waste activated sludge and Egeria densa: Performance assessment and kinetic analysis

G Zhen, X Lu, T Kobayashi, YY Li, K Xu, Y Zhao - Applied energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The feasibility of anaerobic co-digestion of waste activated sludge (WAS) and grass Egeria
densa (Ed) with four different WAS: Ed ratios was evaluated for the first time under …

Synergistic effect and biodegradation kinetics of sewage sludge and food waste mesophilic anaerobic co-digestion and the underlying stimulation mechanisms

Y Pan, Z Zhi, G Zhen, X Lu, P Bakonyi, YY Li, Y Zhao… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Anaerobic co-digestion has attracted much attention due to its unique advantages compared
with the anaerobic mono-digestion. In this work, the synergistic effect and biodegradation …

Degradation of antibiotics and inactivation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in Cephalosporin C fermentation residues using ionizing radiation, ozonation and …

L Chu, D Chen, J Wang, Z Yang, Q Yang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
In present work, the degradation of antibiotic and inactivation of antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs) in cephalosporin C fermentation (CEPF) residues were performed using ionizing …

Hydrothermal and thermal-alkali pretreatments of wheat straw: Co-digestion, substrate solubilization, biogas yield and kinetic study

AM Rahmani, VK Tyagi, N Gunjyal, AA Kazmi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agro-waste having lignocellulosic biomass is considered most effective (heating value 16
MJ/kg) for energy production through anaerobic digestion (AD). However, recalcitrant …