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Current studies have employed various chemicals for disintegrating and hydrolyzing microbial cells in waste activated sludge (WAS). However, a comprehensive process assessment over the whole anaerobic digestion process has seldom been proposed. Besides, the characterization of microbial community responses to these chemicals is not well understood. In this study, the effects of five typical chemicals:...
The effects of biological co-pretreatment on biogas production from anaerobic co-digestion of food waste (FW) and waste activated sludge (WAS) were investigated. FW and WAS underwent anaerobic co-pretreatment to improve hydrolysis efficiency followed by co-digestion. Results showed that the methane yield from co-digestion of co-pretreated FW and WAS was 24.6% higher than that of control substrates...
The production of biogas for combined heat and power generation represents a common method in Germany. An alternative is the purification of biogas to biomethane and injection into the natural gas grid to decouple gas production from usage in terms of space and time. The concept of pressurized two-stage anaerobic digestion integrates biogas production, upgrading and pressure boosting within one process...
Every year, the average citizen of a developed country produces about half a tonne of waste, thus waste management is an essential industry. Old waste management systems based on the collection of mixed/sorted waste and transporting it a long way to disposal sites has a significant negative impact on the environment and humans. This paper will review the available waste management systems for households...
Pre-treatment can enhance anaerobic digestion of seaweed; however, seasonal variation in the biochemical composition of seaweed has a significant impact on the pre-treatment effect. In this study, various pre-treatments were employed for the brown seaweed Laminaria digitata harvested in March (with high ash content and low carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratio) and September (with low ash content and high...
This paper proposes an overarching review of national municipal waste management systems and waste-to-energy as an important part of it in the context of circular economy in the selected countries in Europe. The growth of population and rising standards of living means that the consumption of goods and energy is increasing. On the one hand, consumption leads to an increase in the generation of waste...
Boosting biomethane production makes it possible to offset the required energy in a wastewater treatment plant. In this research, using batch biomethane potential assays, various techniques including pretreatment, co-digestion, and digestion temperature rise were evaluated to increase the methane productivity of municipal sewage sludge (SS). Between thermal and sonication pretreatment methods, thermal...
The economic assessment of an integrated anaerobic digestion and gasification system for the exploitation of the residues from an urban sewage treatment plant is carried out. The obtained bio-fuels are used in a cogeneration unit to produce both electric and thermal energy.The analysis focuses on the water treatment plant of a touristic town, characterized by a highly variable number of inhabitants...
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