The traditional approach for biodegradation of organic matter in sewage treatment used a
consortium of bacterial spp. that produce untreated or partially treated inorganic …

Microalgae biorefineries for the production of biofuels and high-value products have
captured the attention of academia and industry. Implementing an anaerobic digestion step …

Nowadays, biogas produced from the anaerobic digestion of biowaste is considered a
valuable renewable energy source to implement the transition to a climate-neutral society …

To be a sustainable energy source, a microalgal cultivation model should address important
environmental challenges for its large-scale implementation. In this work, the performance of …

Microalgae are recognized as a potential source of biomass for obtaining bioenergy.
However, the lack of studies towards economic viability and environmental sustainability of …

This work aimed to compare the carbon footprint (CF) of six full-scale wastewater treatment
plants (WWTPs). The CF was estimated in the range of 23–100 kg CO 2e per population …

Wastewater treatment can consume a large amount of energy to meet discharge standards.
However, wastewater also contains resources which could be recovered for secondary uses …

Gaseous and liquid anaerobic digestion (AD) streams, currently are at best used for
electricity and heat production or simply spreading at the fields, respectively. However …

Microalgae biomass (MB) is a promising source of renewable energy, especially when the
cultivation is associated with wastewater treatment. However, microalgae wastewater …

A life cycle assessment was performed to compare the sustainability of gasification and fast
pyrolysis processes for producing bio-oil using agricultural wastes from biomass. The …