The anaerobic digestion is a process widely recognized as an interesting alternative for the
treatment and stabilization of residual organic substrates. However, several technical …

The replacement of fossil fuels by biofuels has been extremely important worldwide to
stimulate the growth of economies based on the sustainability through the use of renewable …

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a multipurpose technology. One of the AD outcomes is biogas
that can be used to supply a local thermal demand, electricity generation or upgraded to fuel …

The increase in biofuel production by 2030, driven by the targets set at the 21st United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21), will promote an increase in …

The foreseeable increase of bioethanol production by distilleries will inevitably lead to an
important increase in production of the associated effluent, namely vinasse. Due to its high …

Fertigation using sugarcane vinasse is expected in the sugar and alcohol industries;
however, its indiscriminate practice can trigger soil salinization and contamination of water …

Stillage is the main wastewater from ethanol production, generated specifically in the step of
distillation. Regardless the feedstock, stillage contains high concentrations of organic matter …

Sugarcane vinasse has been widely used as a soil fertilizer in the Brazilian sucro-alcohol
industry for recycling potassium and water. However, the potential negative effects from long …

Distilleries are among the most polluting industries because ethanol fermentation results in
the discharge of large quantities of high-strength liquid effluents with high concentrations of …

Mexican distilleries produce near eight million liters of mezcal per year, and generate about
90 million liters of mezcal vinasses (MV). This acidic liquid waste is very aggressive to the …