Syntrophy mechanism, microbial population, and process optimization for volatile fatty acids metabolism in anaerobic digestion

Y Zhang, C Li, Z Yuan, R Wang, I Angelidaki… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The low efficiency and stability of anaerobic digestion (AD) has always hindered its wide
application. The accumulation of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) cause acidification and inhibition …

Accelerating anaerobic digestion for methane production: Potential role of direct interspecies electron transfer

Z Wang, T Wang, B Si, J Watson, Y Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion is a commercial technology utilized to produce bioenergy from waste
streams. However, anaerobic digestion suffers from inefficient interspecies electron transfer …

Sparking anaerobic digestion: promoting direct interspecies electron transfer to enhance methane production

Z Zhao, Y Li, Y Zhang, DR Lovley - Iscience, 2020 - cell.com
Anaerobic digestion was one of the first bioenergy strategies developed, yet the interactions
of the microbial community that is responsible for the production of methane are still poorly …

Improving hydrogen and methane co-generation in cascading dark fermentation and anaerobic digestion: the effect of magnetite nanoparticles on microbial electron …

J Cheng, H Li, L Ding, J Zhou, W Song, YY Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
The efficiency of microbial electron transfer is fundamental for determining the performance
of fermentative hydrogen/methane production. To facilitate microbial electron transfer …

Conductive materials in anaerobic digestion: From mechanism to application

Y Wu, S Wang, D Liang, N Li - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is an effective strategy combined advantages of maintaining the
global carbon flux and efficient energy conversion. Various conductive materials (CMs) have …

Principles and advancements in improving anaerobic digestion of organic waste via direct interspecies electron transfer

L Li, Y Xu, X Dai, L Dai - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The inefficiency of interspecies electron transfer between syntrophic bacteria and
methanogens typically restricts the reaction rates and methanogenesis efficiency of …

16S rRNA genes-and metagenome-based confirmation of syntrophic butyrate-oxidizing methanogenesis enriched in high butyrate loading

X Meng, Q Cao, Y Sun, S Huang, X Liu, D Li - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The understanding and enrichment of consortia formed by syntrophic butyrate-oxidizing
bacteria and methanogens in the complex environment are crucial for effectively degrading …

A critical review of improving mainstream anammox systems: Based on macroscopic process regulation and microscopic enhancement mechanisms

X Zhang, X Zhang, J Chen, P Wu, Z Yang, L Zhou… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Full-scale anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) engineering applications are vastly
limited by the sensitivity of anammox bacteria to the complex mainstream ambience factors …

Direct interspecies electron transfer mechanism in enhanced methanogenesis: A mini-review

W Wang, DJ Lee - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The role of direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) on enhancement of methanogenesis
has been studied. This mini-review updated the current researches on the potential role of …

Improvement of anaerobic digestion containing sulfur with conductive materials: Focusing on recent advances and internal biological mechanisms

L Chen, Y Zhang, J Liang, Y Li, J Zhang, W Fang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Conductive materials application in anaerobic digestion containing sulfur gains increasing
attention due to their multifunctional effects in promoting substrate degradation, methane …