Achieving energy neutrality in wastewater treatment plants through energy savings and enhancing renewable energy production

M Maktabifard, E Zaborowska, J Makinia - Reviews in Environmental …, 2018 - Springer
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) consume high amounts of energy which is mostly
purchased from the grid. During the past years, many ongoing measures have taken place …

Biogas from microalgae: Technologies, challenges and opportunities

HM Zabed, S Akter, J Yun, G Zhang, Y Zhang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Production of biogas from microalgae has been receiving significant attention since 1950s,
as microalgae are capable of rapidly growing in the non-arable land area and accumulating …

A critical review on anaerobic digestion of microalgae and macroalgae and co-digestion of biomass for enhanced methane generation

RG Saratale, G Kumar, R Banu, A Xia… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biogas production using algal resources has been widely studied as a green and alternative
renewable technology. This review provides an extended overview of recent advances in …

Anaerobic digestion of algae biomass: A review

AJ Ward, DM Lewis, FB Green - Algal Research, 2014 - Elsevier
The anaerobic digestion of microalgae is a prospective environmentally feasible option for
creating a renewable source of energy for industrial and domestic needs. Microalgae …

Biogas from microalgae: Review on microalgae's cultivation, harvesting and pretreatment for anaerobic digestion

E Jankowska, AK Sahu, P Oleskowicz-Popiel - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
The goal of this work was to give a comprehensive review on biogas production from
microalgae biomass. Different process parameters were summarized in tables which could …

Biogas production from algal biomass: A review

ME Montingelli, S Tedesco, AG Olabi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to provide a comprehensive study on algal biomass as
feedstock for biogas production. Algae-derived biofuels are seen as one of the most …

Effects of sludge thermal hydrolysis pretreatment on anaerobic digestion and downstream processes: mechanism, challenges and solutions

W Yan, H Xu, D Lu, Y Zhou - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal hydrolysis pretreatment (THP), as a step prior to sludge anaerobic digestion (AD), is
widely applied due to its effectiveness in enhancing organic solids hydrolysis and …

Do furanic and phenolic compounds of lignocellulosic and algae biomass hydrolyzate inhibit anaerobic mixed cultures? A comprehensive review

F Monlau, C Sambusiti, A Barakat, M Quéméneur… - Biotechnology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Nowadays there is a growing interest on the use of both lignocellulosic and algae biomass
to produce biofuels (ie biohydrogen, ethanol and methane), as future alternatives to fossil …

Pretreatment of microalgae to improve biogas production: a review

F Passos, E Uggetti, H Carrère, I Ferrer - Bioresource technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been intensively studied as a source of biomass for replacing conventional
fossil fuels in the last decade. The optimization of biomass production, harvesting and …

Hydrothermal processing of biomass for anaerobic digestion–a review

F Ahmad, EL Silva, MBA Varesche - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Price hikes in conventional fuels coupled with sustainability concerns result into growing
attraction towards lignocellulosic biomass conversion to biofuels. The hydrothermal …