Anaerobic digestion is a commercial reality for several kinds of waste. Nonetheless,
anaerobic digestion of single substrates presents some drawbacks linked to substrate …

Countries with a large agricultural sector have enormous potential for energy production
using biogas technology. This paper analyses the situation in Pakistan as a representative …

Worldwide, high energy consumption affects the wastewater industry and it is second in cost
only to manpower for most wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The need to meet the new …

The primary cause of anaerobic digester failure includes accumulation of inhibitory
substances and intermediate products such as volatile fatty acids (VFAs), free ammonia (NH …

The severe environmental pollution in many countries is caused by indiscriminate discharge
of large quantities of food waste (FW), fat oil and grease (FOG) and sewage sludge (SS) to …

Biodiesel production using microbial oil is a promising technology. The main aim of this
study is to check practical feasibility (in terms of energy balance) of different biodiesel …

Scum is formed by the adsorption of long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) onto biomass surface in
anaerobic digestion of oily substrates. Since scum is a recalcitrant substrate to be digested …

The ongoing industrial transformation in developing countries, including Ethiopia, has
resulted in a significant increase in harmful pollutants in the environment. Various industrial …

The paper shows the results of a long-term research comprising FLUENT-based numerical
modeling, in situ measurements and laboratory tests to analyze suspended solids (SS) …

In state of the art wastewater treatment, primary settling tanks (PSTs) are considered as an
integral part of the biological wastewater and sludge treatment process, as well as of the …