[HTML][HTML] Volatile fatty acids production from municipal waste streams and use as a carbon source for denitrification: the journey towards full-scale application and …

I Owusu-Agyeman, B Bedaso, C Laumeyer… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) production is attracting interest as a sustainable approach to
maximize resource recovery from organic wastes. This study explored the interlink between …

[HTML][HTML] Biobased short chain fatty acid production-Exploring microbial community dynamics and metabolic networks through kinetic and microbial modeling …

M Atasoy, WT Scott Jr, A Regueira… - Biotechnology …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been growing interest in harnessing anaerobic digestion
technology for resource recovery from waste streams. This approach has evolved beyond its …

Effect of terminal electron acceptors on the anaerobic biodegradation of PAHs in marine sediments

J Mu, Y Chen, Z Song, M Liu, B Zhu, H Tao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The existing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in marine sediment has become a
critical threat to biological security. Terminal electron acceptor (TEA) amendment has been …

Microbial methane cycling in a landfill on a decadal time scale

DS Grégoire, NA George, LA Hug - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Landfills generate outsized environmental footprints due to microbial degradation of organic
matter in municipal solid waste, which produces the potent greenhouse gas methane. With …

Comparison of thermal alkaline pretreatment and zinc acetate-catalyzed methanolysis (MtOH-ZnOAc) for anaerobic digestion of bioplastic waste

JA Kriswantoro, CY Chu, TR Chang, HJ Pai… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to study the effect of thermal alkaline pretreatment and zinc acetate-
catalyzed methanolysis (MtOH-ZnOAc) in biogas production from bioplastic in anaerobic …

Influence of pH, heat treatment of inoculum, and selenium oxyanions on concomitant selenium bioremediation and volatile fatty acid production from food waste

M Logan, F Zhu, PNL Lens, Z Cetecioglu - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Developing novel strategies to enhance volatile fatty acid (VFA) yield from abundant waste
resources is imperative to improve the competitiveness of biobased VFAs over …

[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 …

Effect of acidification pretreatment on two-phase anaerobic digestion of acidified food waste

X Wang, X Ming, M Chen, X Han, X Li, D Zhang - Waste Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Acidified food waste significantly disrupts anaerobic digestion, highlighting the need for
effective solutions to mitigate its impact. This study presents a method that utilizes acidified …

Impact of polystyrene nanoplastics on primary sludge fermentation under acidic and alkaline conditions: Significance of antibiotic resistance genes

R Saila, BS Zakaria, SMM Azizi, A Mostafa, BR Dhar - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
As a part of industrial or commercial discharge, the influx of nanoplastics (NPs) to the
wastewater treatment plants is inevitable. Consequently, it has become a must to …

Influence of adding strategy of biochar on medium-chain fatty acids production from sewage sludge

T Lou, Y Yin, J Wang - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Production of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) from sewage sludge has dual effects on
valuable sludge disposal and renewable energy generation, while low efficiency limits its …