Pretreatment technologies for anaerobic digestion of lignocelluloses and toxic feedstocks

R Millati, R Wikandari, T Ariyanto, RU Putri… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Several feedstocks for anaerobic digestion (AD) have challenges that hamper the success of
AD with their low accessible surface area, biomass recalcitrance, and the presence of …

Optimization of biogas yield from lignocellulosic materials with different pretreatment methods: a review

KO Olatunji, NA Ahmed, O Ogunkunle - Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2021 - Springer
Population increase and industrialization has resulted in high energy demand and
consumptions, and presently, fossil fuels are the major source of staple energy, supplying …

Examining the linkages between electricity consumption and economic growth in African economies

AI Lawal, I Ozturk, IO Olanipekun, AJ Asaleye - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
As global energy consumption continues to increase, an increasing attention is also being
drawn to the need to embrace cleaner energy despite ensuring energy security and …

Anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic waste materials

V Kamperidou, P Terzopoulou - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, the climate mitigation policies of EU promote the energy production based on
renewable resources. Anaerobic digestion (AD) constitutes a biochemical process that can …

Energy generation from anaerobic co-digestion of food waste, cow dung and piggery dung

OS Oladejo, SO Dahunsi, AT Adesulu-Dahunsi… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
The study investigated bioenergy generation from anaerobic co-digestion of food wastes
(FW), cow dung (CD) and piggery dung (PD). The physicochemical parameters of the …

Optimization of biogas yield from anaerobic co-digestion of corn-chaff and cow dung digestate: RSM and python approach

SC Iweka, KC Owuama, JL Chukwuneke, OA Falowo - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
The utilization of various feedstocks of unique characteristics in producing biogas could
potentially enhance the application of clean fuel from biomass wastes. Two modelling tools …

Liquefaction of pineapple peel: Pretreatment and process optimization

SO Dahunsi - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
This study explored the optimization of pretreatment of pineapple peel for biogas generation.
Pretreatments were carried out sulfuric acid and alkaline hydrogen peroxide prior to …

Solid fraction of digestate from biogas plant as a material for pellets production

W Czekała - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the anaerobic digestion process products in an agricultural biogas plant is digestate
(digested pulp). Large quantities of digestate generated in the process of biogas production …

Bioenergy technologies adoption in Africa: a review of past and current status

SO Dahunsi, OO Fagbiele, EO Yusuf - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the major indicators of social and economic development of a nation is energy. The
global development in energy production has so grown that there are currently less than a …

Biomethane production from Arachis hypogea shells: effect of thermal pretreatment on substrate structure and yield

KO Olatunji, DM Madyira, NA Ahmed… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2024 - Springer
The complex lignocellulosic arrangement of Arachis hypogea shells is the major hindrance
during its anaerobic digestion process. This work emphasizes the application of thermal …