Fabrication of bamboo cellulose-based nanofiltration membrane for water purification by cross-linking sodium alginate and carboxymethyl cellulose and its dynamics …

S Li, Z Zheng, S Xia, J Hu, L Chen, L Huang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The cross-linking coating modification strategy was adopted to construct an environmentally
sustainable bamboo cellulose-based composite nanofiltration membrane (CL-NF-BCM) …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated process to produce biohydrogen from wheat straw by enzymatic saccharification and dark fermentation

J Zhu, W Song, X Chen, S Sun - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, different pretreatment methods, including lyophilization, hydrothermal
pretreatment, and ultrasound combined with dilute alkali post-cooking, were investigated to …

Coupling of desorption of phenanthrene from marine sediments and biodegradation of the sediment washing solution in a novel biochar immobilized–cell reactor

F Bianco, M Race, S Papirio, P Oleszczuk… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The recurrent dredging of marine sediments needs the use of ex–situ technologies such as
sediment washing (SW) to effectively remove polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …

Combined ultrasonic–hydrothermal pretreatment to improve the biomethane potential of hazelnut shell

F Bianco, H Şenol, S Papirio, H Zenk, A Kara… - Biomass and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work evaluated for the first time the employment of hydrothermal alone (ie at 60, 80 and
100° C) and combined ultrasonic–hydrothermal pretreatments on hazelnut shell (HS) to …

[HTML][HTML] Fed-batch anaerobic digestion of raw and pretreated hazelnut skin over long-term operation

A Oliva, LC Tan, S Papirio, G Esposito… - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
This study provided important insights on the anaerobic digestion (AD) of hazelnut skin (HS)
by operating a fed-batch AD reactor over 240 days and focusing on several factors …

Use of N-Methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO) pretreatment to enhance the bioconversion of lignocellulosic residues to methane

A Oliva, LC Tan, S Papirio, G Esposito… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2024 - Springer
Lignocellulosic residues (LRs) are one of the most abundant wastes produced worldwide.
Nevertheless, unlocking the full energy potential from LRs for biofuel production is limited by …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasounds application for nut and coffee wastes valorisation via biomolecules solubilisation and methane production

A Oliva, S Papirio, G Esposito, PNL Lens - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic materials (LMs) are abundant feedstocks with excellent potential for biofuels
and biocommodities production. In particular, nut and coffee wastes are rich in …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated bioprocess for Se (VI) remediation using duckweed: Coupling selenate removal to biogas production

A Kotamraju, M Logan, PNL Lens - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of phytoremediation as a method for wastewater treatment or removal of pollutants
is garnering significant interest and duckweed (DW), a free floating macrophyte, depicts …

Effect of ultrasonic and electrokinetic post-treatments on methane yield and viscosity of agricultural digestate

C Romio, MVW Kofoed, HB Møller - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The impact of post-treatment of digestate prior to its recirculation to the digester has been
evaluated with industrial-scale ultrasonication and electrokinetic treatment units. Residual …

Impact of chemical and physical pretreatment on methane potential of peanut shells

A Oliva, S Papirio, G Esposito, PNL Lens - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The request for alternative sources of energy has led to evaluating untapped routes for
energy production, such as using abundant and low-cost waste materials, eg, lignocellulosic …