Article
Agricultural Engineering
Mahdi Hodaei, Shahnaz Ghasemi, Arash Khosravi, Manouchehr Vossoughi
Summary: This study investigated the impact of ozonation on anaerobic digestion of thickened activated sludge from a wastewater treatment plant in Tehran. Results showed that lower ozone doses had acceptable performance in short-term operations but negative energy balance, while higher doses reduced biogas production and increased energy demand. Longer retention times decreased the effectiveness of ozone pretreatment. Further evaluation is needed to assess the feasibility of ozone pretreatment for sustainable sludge management.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Hadjer Sadoune, Rachida Rihani, Francesco Saverio Marra
Summary: This study uses a hybrid Bayesian optimization with tree-structured Parzen estimator to predict biogas production using deep neural networks. By optimizing hyperparameters, an effective prediction model is obtained, which allows for monitoring key variables in the operation of large-scale digesters, ensuring the stability of the fermentation process as well as the long-term sustainability and economic viability of renewable energy in waste treatment.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Marina Tomasini, Mariana De Oliveira Faber, Viridiana Santana Ferreira-Leitao
Summary: Sugarcane straw is not effectively utilized in the industry currently, but sugarcane straw hemicellulose hydrolyzate (HH) shows promise as a raw material for H2 and CH4 production.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Raida Karray, Wiem Elloumi, Rihab Ben Ali, Slim Loukil, Mohamed Chamkha, Fatma Karray, Sami Sayadi
Summary: A novel combined biological process involving anaerobic digestion, ultrafiltration, and microalgae cultivation was proposed for olive mill wastewater treatment, achieving high-efficiency COD and pollutant removal as well as valuable microalgae biomass production.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Luong N. Nguyen, Jeevan Kumar, Minh T. Vu, Johir A. H. Mohammed, Nirenkumar Pathak, Audrey S. Commault, Donna Sutherland, Jakub Zdarta, Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Long D. Nghiem
Summary: Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) and biogas upgrade have enabled many wastewater treatment plants to become net energy producers. While water scrubbing is currently the most widely used technology, significant market growth in membrane separation has been observed, with further advancements in materials engineering and sciences expected to enhance membrane separation competitiveness in biogas upgrading.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Thermodynamics
Kavosh Karami, Keikhosro Karimi, Safoora Mirmohamadsadeghi, Rajeev Kumar
Summary: This study investigated the effects of biological pretreatment on biogas production from lignocellulosic biomass and studied the combination effect with other pretreatment methods. The results showed that aerobic digestion was the only pretreatment method that could individually improve methane yield from pinewood, but combining aerobic digestion with mild thermochemical pretreatment could achieve even higher methane yield.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Minmin Pan, Xinyu Zhu, Gang Pan, Irini Angelidak
Summary: This study proposes an integrated system for treating high-strength organic wastewater, such as potato juice wastewater, and upcycling nutrients for astaxanthin production. Pre-treatment with either acidification or methanation resulted in higher biomass yields of H. pluvialis, leading to significantly higher astaxanthin production compared to standard culture media. The integrated system contributed to efficient removal of COD, phosphorus, and ammonia, as well as simultaneous methane and astaxanthin production.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shuaishuai Ma, Yuling Li, Jingxue Li, Xiaona Yu, Zongjun Cui, Xufeng Yuan, Wanbin Zhu, Hongliang Wang
Summary: This review classifies and analyzes the pretreatment technologies of lignocellulosic biomass based on different driving forces, and evaluates the combined pretreatment technologies, revealing their potential applications in the biomass energy industry.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Adi Kusmayadi, Po-Han Lu, Chi-Yu Huang, Yoong Kit Leong, Hong-Wei Yen, Jo-Shu Chang
Summary: This study demonstrated the use of different strategies for treating dairy wastewaters with varying COD levels, showing that microalgal cultivation can achieve high biomass concentration and efficient removal of COD while recovering nutrients.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Soraya Zahedi, Federico Ferrari, Gaetan Blandin, Jose Luis Balcazar, Maite Pijuan
Summary: This study evaluates the potential of using forward osmosis as a pretreatment to enhance methane production in anaerobic digestion of municipal wastewater. The results show a substantial increase in methane production when using concentrated wastewater, with the highest methane production achieved at a higher temperature. Additionally, the study also monitors the presence of pharmaceutical compounds and antibiotic resistance genes during the treatment processes.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
C. N. Kowthaman, V. Arul Mozhi Selvan, P. Senthil Kumar
Summary: This study evaluates lipid extraction from algae and biogas production using thermo-chemical pretreatment, finding hexane as a suitable solvent with a 1.8% yield. Sodium hydroxide was found to be the most influential on biogas yield, with a predicted maximum yield of 740 ml/gVS under optimal conditions. Pretreated algae and corn husk produced 60% higher biogas yield than untreated algae, showing potential for mass application.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jake A. K. Elliott, Andrew S. Ball, Kalpit Shah
Summary: Biogas production from wastewater is an effective method for industrial sites to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and recover valuable resources. This study investigated the use of data from municipal wastewater service providers to classify and screen waste producers for potential biogas resource recovery. The results showed that certain industrial wastewater streams had high biomethane yields, which could save costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This knowledge can be used to select sites for future resource recovery, leading to economic, environmental, and climate change mitigation benefits.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Zhe Kong, Jiang Wu, Chao Rong, Tianjie Wang, Lu Li, Zibin Luo, Jiayuan Ji, Taira Hanaoka, Shinichi Sakemi, Masami Ito, Shigeki Kobayashi, Masumi Kobayashi, Yu Qin, Yu-You Li
Summary: This study demonstrated the operation of a large pilot-scale submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor for biogas production from municipal wastewater, achieving excellent effluent quality with high COD and BOD5 removal efficiencies. The biogas yield and methane content were also determined, and the long-term operation provided insights into COD and nitrogen mass balances. The membrane module showed a high flux and an online backwash chemical cleaning system helped maintain membrane performance.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Nusara Sinbuathong, Boonsong Sillapacharoenkul
Summary: This study investigates the pretreatment of sunnhemp to enhance biogas production, showing that pretreated sunnhemp produces 89% more methane yield than untreated sunnhemp. The potential of sunnhemp in producing biogas is high, and using sunnhemp for biogas production is recommended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate global warming.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Durdica Kovacic, Slavko Rupcic, Davor Kralik, Daria Jovicic, Robert Spajic, Marina Tisma
Summary: This review focuses on the current status and application of pulsed electric field (PEF) technology in biogas production, covering basic principles, processing systems, lab- and pilot-scale applications, as well as the emerging technology for lignocellulose pretreatment in biogas production.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Mengyao Yang, Muhammad Saif Ur Rehman, Tingxuan Yan, Asad Ullah Khan, Piotr Oleskowicz-Popiel, Xia Xu, Ping Cui, Jian Xu
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ewelina Jankowska, Anna Duber, Joanna Chwialkowska, Mikolaj Stodolny, Piotr Oleskowicz-Popiel
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2018)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Neelamegam Annamalai, Nallusamy Sivakumar, Piotr Oleskowicz-Popiel
Editorial Material
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Piotr Oleskowicz-Popiel
TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Joanna Chwialkowska, Anna Duber, Roman Zagrodnik, Filip Walkiewicz, Mateusz Lezyk, Piotr Oleskowicz-Popiel
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Roman Zagrodnik, Anna Duber, Mateusz Lezyk, Piotr Oleskowicz-Popiel
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anna Duber, Roman Zagrodnik, Joanna Chwialkowska, Wojciech Juzwa, Piotr Oleskowicz-Popiel
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Review
Polymer Science
Karolina Szacherska, Piotr Oleskowicz-Popiel, Slawomir Ciesielski, Justyna Mozejko-Ciesielska
Summary: Waste from synthetic materials poses a serious threat to the environment due to fossil resource depletion and legal restrictions on plastic waste management. Research on biopolymers as an ecological alternative to petrochemical polymers, specifically Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), is gaining attention. Production of PHAs using volatile fatty acids (VFAs) as carbon sources from organic waste through anaerobic digestion is being explored to reduce costs and environmental impact, with microbial producer selection and VFAs composition playing crucial roles in the synthesis process.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Magdalena Budych-Gorzna, Beata Szatkowska, Lukasz Jaroszynski, Bjarne Paulsrud, Ewelina Jankowska, Tymoteusz Jaroszynski, Piotr Oleskowicz-Popiel
Summary: Chemically enhanced primary treatment (CEPT) increases biogas production by 21% and reduces sludge volume for final disposal by 12%. Additionally, CEPT may lead to an 8% decrease in energy demand for aeration.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Joanna Chwialkowska, Lukasz Smaga, Piotr Oleskowicz-Popiel
Summary: Open culture fermentation (OCF) is a promising technology for converting different organic waste into carboxylic acids (CAs) and alcohols in biorefinery. This study found that for complex substrates like raw maize silage, OCF can achieve the highest CA yield, while for monosaccharides, co-fermentation (glucose/galactose) is the most efficient process.
BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Anna Duber, Roman Zagrodnik, Natalia Gutowska, Mateusz Lezyk, Piotr Oleskowicz-Popiel
Summary: Organic waste rich in carbohydrates can be converted into commodity chemicals. The fermentation of sugars affects chain elongation and product selectivity, which is crucial for controlling the production process of commodity chemicals. Co-fermentation of lactose can increase product diversity and improve caproate production efficiency and selectivity.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Karolina Szacherska, Krzysztof Moraczewski, Sylwester Czaplicki, Piotr Oleskowicz-Popiel, Justyna Mozejko-Ciesielska
Summary: The production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) by Aeromonas sp. AC_01 using short and medium chain fatty acids (SMCFAs) was investigated. The results showed that the bacterial strain was able to grow and synthesize PHAs using SMCFAs. The highest PHA productivity was observed when a mixture of acetic acid and butyric acid was used as a supplement. Additionally, the strain was capable of synthesizing novel copolymers with high fractions of 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV), which exhibited high thermal resistance. These findings suggest that Aeromonas sp. AC_01 is a promising candidate for the biotechnological production of PHAs from SMCFAs.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Mateusz Szczygielda, Martyna Krajewska, Adam Andrzejewski, Lei Zheng, Long D. Nghiem, Piotr Oleskowicz-Popiel, Daria Szymanowska, Krystyna Prochaska
Summary: This study highlights the importance of pretreating fermentation broth and using forward osmosis (FO) for dewatering in keto carboxylic acid recovery. The most effective and profitable pretreatment procedure involves a combination of centrifugation, ceramic ultrafiltration with a molecular weight cut-off of 15 kDa, and ceramic nanofiltration with a molecular weight cut-off of 450 Da. By implementing this pretreatment and using FO for preconcentration, a two-fold enrichment of alpha-ketoglutaric acid and pyruvic acid was achieved. Extensive fouling analysis confirmed that the proposed pretreatment procedure effectively prevents severe fouling during FO dewatering.
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
M. Genovese, F. Piraino, P. Fragiacomo
Summary: This research proposes the concept of a hydrogen valley in southern Italy, where hydrogen is produced centrally and delivered via fuel cell hybrid trains to refueling stations, providing transportation services. The analysis from both technical and economic perspectives shows that the cost of hydrogen and energy efficiency reached competitive levels, and hydrogen rail transport offers significant benefits in terms of emissions reduction and economic gains compared to conventional diesel trains and fully electric trains.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Miaomiao Liu, Payam Nejat, Pinlu Cao, Carlos Jimenez-Bescos, John Kaiser Calautit
Summary: This article provides a critical review of the performance of windcatchers, pointing out the current research gaps and issues, and proposing directions for further investigation and market prospects.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Solomon Boadu, Ebenezer Otoo
Summary: Despite Africa's vast energy resources, including wind energy, the continent faces challenges in developing its wind energy industry. Northern African countries and South Africa currently dominate the wind energy sector in Africa. To uplift Africa's socio-economic status, strong political will, supportive policies, and institutional frameworks are needed to drive the development of wind energy and overcome existing challenges.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
E. K. Grubbs, S. M. Gruss, V. Z. Schull, M. J. Gosney, M. V. Mickelbart, S. Brouder, M. W. Gitau, P. Bermel, M. R. Tuinstra, R. Agrawal
Summary: As the global population grows, the demand for food, energy, and water will increase significantly. However, limited land availability and competition for solar resources pose challenges to resource generation technologies. In the United States, both agriculture and solar energy production have adopted densification schemes to improve yields and energy output per unit of land. This research proposes an Agrivoltaic food and energy coproduction architecture that optimizes power generation while maintaining crop productivity by implementing ideal anti-tracking during critical growth periods. This technology offers a viable pathway for widespread solar implementation throughout the contiguous United States.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Han Shao, Rui Henriques, Hugo Morais, Elisabetta Tedeschi
Summary: The integration of offshore wind energy into the electric grid provides opportunities in terms of environmental sustainability and cost efficiency, but poses challenges to power quality. This survey offers a deeper understanding of disturbance detection and classification tools, exploring root causes, disturbance locations, and algorithmic solutions. It highlights synchronized waveform measurement and discusses evaluation metrics for detection and classification algorithms. Additionally, a novel system-wide monitoring framework is proposed.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eleni Davidson, Yair Schwartz, Joe Williams, Dejan Mumovic
Summary: A continued upward trend in global greenhouse gas emissions poses risks to global infrastructure and built assets. Maintaining high indoor environmental quality standards is a challenge for higher education institutions under future climates. Passive cooling mechanisms may be insufficient to tolerate predicted temperature increases. Different building typologies have varying energy demand projections.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kexin Pang, Jian Zhou, Stamatis Tsianikas, David W. Coit, Yizhong Ma
Summary: This study proposes a new framework for long-term microgrid expansion planning, using deep reinforcement learning method to consider various uncertainties and constraints. The framework aims to enhance the effectiveness of microgrid expansion planning from the perspectives of economy, resilience, and greenhouse gas emission reduction.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jun Zhao, Kangyin Dong, Xiucheng Dong
Summary: The continuous growth of global electricity penetration has provided modern energy for alleviating energy poverty, but its impact on carbon neutrality has been overlooked. The research reveals that clean electricity from traditional fossil energy and renewable energy has a positive influence on the greenhouse effect. Eradicating energy poverty can effectively alleviate the greenhouse effect, especially in non-Belt and Road Initiative (B&RI) nations.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hossein Shahbeik, Hamed Kazemi Shariat Panahi, Mona Dehhaghi, Gilles J. Guillemin, Alireza Fallahi, Homa Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha, Hamid Amiri, Mohammad Rehan, Deepak Raikwar, Hannes Latine, Bruno Pandalone, Benyamin Khoshnevisan, Christian Sonne, Luigi Vaccaro, Abdul-Sattar Nizami, Vijai Kumar Gupta, Su Shiung Lam, Junting Pan, Rafael Luque, Bert Sels, Wanxi Peng, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo
Summary: This review explores the production of biocrude oil from biomass feedstocks through the process of hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL). It discusses the impact of process parameters on the quality, quantity, cost, and environmental impacts of biofuels. The review also highlights the challenges and prospects for the future development of biocrude oil.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Meysam Majidi Nezhad, Mehdi Neshat, Georgios Sylaios, Davide Astiaso Garcia
Summary: Digital twins promise innovation for the marine renewable energy sector by using modern technological advances and the existing maritime knowledge frameworks. This research presents critical aspects of digital twin implementation challenges in marine energy digitalization approaches that use and combine data systems.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yeganeh Sharifian, Hamdi Abdi
Summary: This paper discusses the background and objectives of the multi-area economic dispatch problem, as well as various techniques and methods applied in this field. It also covers comprehensive formulations of the problem and important issues in the field of probabilistic MAED, along with some related concepts and suggestions.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
J. G. B. Churchill, V. B. Borugadda, A. K. Dalai
Summary: The increasing global energy demand and the need to reduce fossil fuel reliance have created a demand for renewable and sustainable fuel sources. This review explores the potential of tall oil, a by-product of the pulping industry, as a feedstock for biofuels. The review provides an overview of tall oil production, purification, and treatment, and investigates recent trends and barriers towards tall oil-derived biofuels.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
David C. Broadstock, Xiangnan Wang
Summary: This study provides a general review of research on district cooling, identifying key topics and themes and highlighting potential research priorities for future studies.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
L. Scharnhorst, D. Sloot, N. Lehmann, A. Ardone, W. Fichtner
Summary: This study investigates and analyzes the barriers to demand response in industrial and commercial sectors, highlighting their significance. Concerns about diminished product quality, disruptions to production processes, human resource management, and revenue uncertainty are identified as the most frequently cited barriers. Overcoming these barriers requires bridging knowledge gaps, allocating sufficient resources, and adapting external incentives and policies.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tong Feng, Yuechi Sun, Yating Shi, Jie Ma, Chunmei Feng, Zhenni Chen
Summary: Air pollution is a significant global challenge, and policymakers have implemented policies to reduce it. Evaluating the effectiveness of these policies is critical, and our study reveals trends and gaps in air pollution policy research. We found that research has shifted from focusing solely on air pollutants to including methodologies, policies, and health implications. China has emerged as a major contributor in this field of research.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2024)
