Sustainable utilization of food waste for bioenergy production: A step towards circular bioeconomy

A Mohanty, M Mankoti, PR Rout, SS Meena… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The population growth, along with lifestyle changes, has resulted in unprecedented levels of
food waste at all phases of the supply chain, including harvest, packing, transportation, and …

Dairy wastewater management in EU: Produced amounts, existing legislation, applied treatment processes and future challenges

AS Stasinakis, P Charalambous, I Vyrides - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dairy industry consumes high water amounts and generates highly contaminated
wastewater. EU-27 is the second largest milk producer and the main cheese exporter in the …

Anaerobic digestion of dairy wastewater: Effect of different parameters and co-digestion options—A review

K Bella, PV Rao - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2021 - Springer
Increasing demand for dairy products resulted in the development of a large number of dairy
industries, generating wastewater of high pollution potential. Main wastes generated include …

Electrochemical recovery of phosphorus from acidic cheese wastewater: Feasibility, quality of products, and comparison with chemical precipitation

Y Lei, Z Zhan, M Saakes, RD van der Weijden… - ACS Es&t …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The recovery of phosphorus (P) from high-strength acidic waste streams with high salinity
and organic loads is challenging. Here, we addressed this challenge with a recently …

Anaerobic co-digestion of cheese whey and septage: Effect of substrate and inoculum on biogas production

K Bella, PV Rao - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Cheese whey is an industrial waste generated from the cheese processing unit of the dairy
industry and requires treatment before its disposal. The present study investigated the …

Microbial β-oxidation of synthetic long-chain fatty acids to improve lipid biomethanation

M Usman, S Zhao, BH Jeon, ES Salama, X Li - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract β-oxidation is a well-known pathway for fatty acid (FA) degradation. However, the
wide range of feedstocks, their intermediates, and complex microbial networks involved in …

[HTML][HTML] Valorization of cassava residues for biogas production in Brazil based on the circular economy: An updated and comprehensive review

IA Cruz, LRS Andrade, RN Bharagava… - Cleaner Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biorefining is an essential component for achieving a sustainable economy. This approach
makes use of zero-waste technologies and generates renewable energy. Besides …

The advantages of co-digestion of vegetable oil industry by-products and sewage sludge: Biogas production potential, kinetic analysis and digestate valorisation

A Petrovič, K Zirngast, TC Predikaka, M Simonič… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The production of edible vegetable oils generates considerable amounts of energy-rich
waste, which is usually not utilised fully. Besides, inefficient management of such wastes can …

Performance of natural coagulants obtained from agro-industrial wastes in dairy wastewater treatment using dissolved air flotation

GL Muniz, AC Borges, TCF da Silva - Journal of Water Process …, 2020 - Elsevier
Agro-industrial wastes can become organic aids for coagulation, being an alternative to
metallic coagulants. In this study ripe okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) and passion fruit …

An integrated process for mixed culture production of 3-hydroxyhexanoate-rich polyhydroxyalkanoates from fruit waste

F Silva, M Matos, B Pereira, C Ralo, D Pequito… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fermented wastes have been demonstrated to be adequate sources for
polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production using mixed microbial cultures (MMC). In general …