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Title Microbial fermentation of biowastes / edited by Le Zhang, Yen Wah Tong, Jingxin Zhang, Ashok Pandey
Published Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Oxford, United Kingdom ; Cambridge, MA, United States : Elsevier, [2022]
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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 416 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Biomass, biofuels, biochemicals
Biomass, biofuels, biochemicals.
Contents Front cover -- Half title -- Full title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Strategies for enhanced microbial fermentation processes -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Characteristics of common biowastes -- 1.2.1 Food waste -- 1.2.2 Agricultural waste and yard waste -- 1.2.3 Animal manure -- 1.2.4 Wastewater and waste activated sludge -- 1.2.5 Algal residues -- 1.3 Strategies for enhancing microbial fermentation -- 1.3.1 Additive strategies -- 1.3.2 Multistage bioreactors -- 1.3.3 Bioaugmentation strategies -- 1.3.4 Genetically engineered microorganisms
1.3.5 Codigestion strategies -- 1.3.6 Feedstock pretreatment strategies -- 1.3.7 Application of enzymes -- 1.3.8 Hybrid technologies -- 1.4 Global prospects -- 1.5 Conclusions and perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Conversion of food waste to bioenergy and biochemicals via anaerobic digestion -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Conversion of food waste to bioenergy and biochemicals -- 2.2.1 Bioproducts generated during hydrolysis -- 2.2.1.1 Sugars -- 2.2.1.2 Amino acids -- 2.2.2 Bioproducts generated during acidogenesis -- 2.2.2.1 Lactic acid
2.2.2.2 Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) and alcohols -- 2.2.2.3 Medium-chain fatty acids -- 2.2.2.4 Hydrogen -- 2.2.3 Potential bioenergy generated from methanogenesis -- 2.2.3.1 Methane -- 2.2.3.2 Hythane -- 2.2.3.3 Anaerobic configurations for bioenergy production -- Single-phase anaerobic digestion -- Two-phase anaerobic digestion -- Electro-fermentation -- 2.3 Integrated bioprocesses with food waste anaerobic digestion for bioresource recovery -- 2.3.1 Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) from food waste after anaerobic digestion -- 2.3.2 Bio-based electricity generation
2.3.3 Biofertilizer produced in anaerobic digestion treating food waste -- 2.4 Challenges and limitations in bioconversion of food waste to bioresources via anaerobic digestion -- 2.5 Conclusions and perspectives -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Conversion of agricultural wastes to bioenergy and biochemicals via anaerobic digestion -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Biomass densification to promote feedstock supply efficiency -- 3.2.1 Technical feasibility of applying biomass densification for anaerobic digestion -- 3.2.1.1 Does anaerobic digestion of densified biomass require a recrushing step?
3.2.1.2 Is biomass densification negative to the efficiency of anaerobic digestion? -- 3.2.2 Economic feasibility of biomass densification for anaerobic digestion -- 3.3 Pretreatment of agricultural residues for anaerobic digestion -- 3.3.1 Hydrothermal pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for anaerobic digestion -- 3.3.2 Net energy of hydrothermal pretreatment at lower temperature for anaerobic digestion -- 3.4 Enhancement techniques for anaerobic digestion -- 3.4.1 Waste bottom ash of biomass power generation as an accelerator -- 3.4.2 Improving the mixing performances of anaerobic digestion of agricultural residues
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect platform, viewed April 19, 2022)
Subject Biomass energy.
Biomass energy
Form Electronic book
Author Zhang, Le, editor
Tong, Yen Wah, editor
Zhang, Jingxin, editor
Pandey, Ashok, editor.
ISBN 0323998151
9780323998154