Lignocellulosic biomass is recalcitrant due to its heterogeneous structure, which is one of
the major limitations for its use as a feedstock for methane production. Although different …

Along with the growing energy demand and the rising concerns over the environmental
impacts of fossil fuels, much attention has been recently drawn toward the possibility of …

Renewable energy recovery from organic solid waste via anaerobic digestion is a promising
way to provide sustainable energy supply and eliminate environmental pollution. However …

In order to determine eco-friendly pretreatment method, the combination of different
pretreatment reagents such as: CaO, ammonia solution (AS), liquid fraction of digestate …

Cheese whey (CW) is the main waste generated in the cheesemaking process and has high
organic matter content and acidity. Therefore, CW disposal is a challenge for small to …

As one of the most abundant biomass resources, crop stalks are great potential feedstock
available for anaerobic digestion (AD) to produce biogas. However, the specific physical …

A pretreatment process using alkali/urea solution at low temperature was proposed for
enhanced cellulosic biohydrogen production. Different alkaline solutions with both presence …

The pretreatment of wheat straw has been recognized to be an essential step prior to
anaerobic digestion, owing to the high abundance of lignocellulosic materials. In order to …

Fast pyrolysis of biomass pretreated with mineral acid produces high quality bio-oil,
however, biochar produced from this process has not been characterized and its …

The effect of ensiling fermentation and mechanical pretreatment on the methane yield of
lignocellulosic biomass was investigated in order to determine the optimum pretreatment …