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Meena PK, Pal A, Gautam S. Zone-wise biogas potential in India: fundamentals, challenges, and policy considerations. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:1841-1862. [PMID: 38066273 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31328-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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The current manuscript focuses on the advancements made in establishing zone-based biogas plants in India from 1990 to the present. India generates various types of waste from agricultural, industrial, and human activities. Several methods are available to manage and derive energy from these waste materials, such as incineration, gasification, and anaerobic digestion (AD). Among these options, AD stands out as one of the most viable and environmentally friendly alternatives for biogas production, thanks to its low energy consumption. However, developing biogas plants in developing countries faces significant challenges, primarily due to governments' inadequate application of policy, financial, social, market, information, and technical constraints. To compile this information, data from various agencies in India have been gathered, revealing that 1.81 million biogas plants are currently installed in the West Zone, 1.48 million in the South Zone, 1.106 million in the North Zone, and 0.65 million in the East Zone. These biogas plants across the zones generate 7.02 lakh m3 per day. Additionally, 22 bio-CNG plants produce 84,759 kg/day of compressed biogas, and 201 waste plants generate 330.935 MW of electricity. Recently, the government has emphasized several initiatives, including GOBAR-DHAN, New National Biogas and Organic Manure, Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation, and the waste-to-energy program. These initiatives aim to enhance the utilization of waste, promote cleanliness in villages and towns, and support the Swachh Bharat Mission and Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign, leading to tremendous overall success.
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- Pradeep Kumar Meena
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
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Waste Paper as a Valuable Resource: An Overview of Recent Trends in the Polymeric Composites Field. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15020426. [PMID: 36679306 PMCID: PMC9866924 DOI: 10.3390/polym15020426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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This review focuses on polymeric waste-paper composites, including state-of-the-art analysis with quantitative and qualitative discussions. Waste paper is a valuable cellulose-rich material, produced mainly from office paper, newspaper, and paper sludge, which can be recycled and returned to paper production or used in a new life cycle. A systematic literature review found 75 publications on this material over the last 27 years, with half of those published during the last five years. These data represent an increasing trend in the number of publications and citations that have shown an interest in this field. Most of them investigated the physicomechanical properties of composites using different contents of raw waste paper or the treated, modified, and cellulose-extracted types. The results show that polyethylene and polypropylene are the most used matrices, but polylactic acid, a biodegradable/sourced polymer, has the most citations. The scientific relevance of waste-paper composites as a subject includes the increasing trend of the number of publications and citations over the years, as well as the gaps identified by keyword mapping and the qualitative discussion of the papers. Therefore, biopolymers and biobased polymers could be investigated more, as well as novel applications. The environmental impact in terms of stability and degradation should also receive more attention regarding sustainability and life cycle analyses.
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Evaluation of Growth Rate and Biomass Productivity of Scenedesmus quadricauda and Chlorella vulgaris under Different LED Wavelengths and Photoperiods. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14106108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cultivation has been identified as an essential stage for biofuel production. This research has examined two important parameters for the industrial production of microalgae, namely microalgae growth rate and biomass productivity. Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmusquadricauda were cultivated using a closed photobioreactor (PBR). A novel approach for cultivation and energy input reduction was developed by incorporating periods of darkness during cultivation, as would happen in nature. Three different LED light sources (white, red, and green) were used to determine the conditions that result in the highest growth rate and biomass productivity. C. vulgaris and S. quadricauda responded differently to lighting conditions. It was found that, depending on the LED source and light period, different growth rates and biomass productivities were obtained. Overall, experimental results obtained in this study indicated that a white LED is more effective than green or red LEDs in increasing microalgae growth rate and biomass productivity. A maximum growth rate of 3.41 d−1 and a biomass productivity of 2.369 g L−1d−1 were achieved for S.quadricauda under a 19 h period of white light alternating with 5 h of darkness. For C. vulgaris the maximum growth rate of 3.49 d−1 and maximum biomass productivity of 2.438 g L−1d−1 were achieved by continuous white light with no darkness period.
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Sijinamanoj V, Muthukumar T, Muthuraja R, Rayappan K, Karmegam N, Saminathan K, Govarthanan M, Kathireswari P. Ligninolytic valorization of agricultural residues by Aspergillus nomius and Trichoderma harzianum isolated from gut and comb of Odontotermes obesus (Termitidae). CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 284:131384. [PMID: 34323800 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Fungi produce enzymes that degrade the complex lignin thereby enabling the efficient utilization of plant lignocellulosic biomass in the production of biofuel and cellulose-based products. In the present study, the agricultural residues such as paddy straw, sugarcane bagasse, and coconut husk were used as substrates for the biodegradation by Aspergillus nomius (MN700028) and Trichoderma harzianum (MN700029) isolated from gut of the termite, Odontotermes obesus and fungus comb in the termite mound, respectively. The influence of varying concentrations of different carbon sources, pH, and temperature on ligninolytic enzyme production was examined under laboratory conditions. The highest activities of manganese peroxidase (0.24 U/mL), lignin peroxidase (10.38 U/mL) and laccase (0.05 U/mL) were observed under studied conditions. Fungal pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for 45 days showed that A. nomius and T. harzianum degraded 84.4% and 81.66% of hemicelluloses, 8.16% and 93.75% of cellulose, and 52.59% and 65% of lignin, respectively. The interaction of pH, temperature, and different carbon sources with fungal biomass and enzyme production was found significant (p ≤ 0.05). SEM analysis indicated alterations in the microstructures of degraded lignocellulosic substrates. A. nomius and T. harzianum were highly efficient in ligninolytic enzymes production and in vitro digestibility of agricultural residues. The study reports the production of laccase by A. nomius isolated from termite gut for the first time. The fungal isolates A. nomius and T. harzianum posses potential for ligninocellulosic waste degradation.
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- Velayuthan Sijinamanoj
- PG and Research Department of Zoology, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, 641 029, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Root and Soil Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Root and Soil Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Zoology, Sri Vidya Mandir Arts and Science College, Krishnagiri, 636 902, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Botany, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Salem, 636 007, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, 641 029, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea.
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- PG and Research Department of Zoology, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, 641 029, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Zhu A, Qin Y, Wu J, Ye M, Li YY. Characterization of biogas production and microbial community in thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and paper waste. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 337:125371. [PMID: 34126356 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To recover the biogas from sewage sludge and paper waste (PW), the methanogenic performance of thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge with PW was assessed by a continuous experiment. The effects on the biogas production and microbial community were investigated by changing the PW ratio from 0 to 66.7%. The optimal performance was obtained at the ratio of sewage sludge: PW = 4:6 (total solids), where the COD removal efficiency and biogas production increased from 58.34±5.90% to 72.92±0.08% and 438±53 to 594±72 mL/g-VSadded, respectively. By investigating the trend of carbohydrate and protein degradation rates, the competition between carbohydrate and protein degradation was quantified. The critical PW addition ratio was about (63.64%), where the protein degradation rate decreased to zero with increasing PW addition. Meanwhile, the microbial analysis showed that cellulolytic bacteria outcompeted proteolytic bacteria and to be the predominant group after PW addition.
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- Aijun Zhu
- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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Song C, Li W, Cai F, Liu G, Chen C. Anaerobic and Microaerobic Pretreatment for Improving Methane Production From Paper Waste in Anaerobic Digestion. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:688290. [PMID: 34295321 PMCID: PMC8290346 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.688290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Having been generated with a tremendous amount annually, paper waste (PW) represents a large proportion in municipal solid waste (MSW) and also a potential source of renewable energy production through the application of anaerobic digestion (AD). However, the recalcitrant lignocellulosic structure poses obstacles to efficient utilization in this way. Recently, anaerobic and microaerobic pretreatment have attracted attention as approaches to overcome the obstacles of biogas production. This study was set out to present a systematic comparison and assessment of anaerobic and microaerobic pretreatment of PW with different oxygen loadings by five microbial agents: composting inoculum (CI), straw-decomposing inoculum (SI), cow manure (CM), sheep manure (SM), and digestate effluent (DE). The hints of microbial community evolution during the pretreatment and AD were tracked by 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing. The results demonstrated that PW pretreated by DE with an oxygen loading of 15 ml/gVS showed the highest cumulative methane yield (CMY) of 343.2 ml/gVS, with a BD of 79.3%. In addition to DE, SI and SM were also regarded as outstanding microbial agents for pretreatment because of the acceleration of methane production at the early stage of AD. The microbial community analysis showed that Clostridium sensu stricto 1 and Clostridium sensu stricto 10 possessed high relative abundance after anaerobic pretreatment by SI, while Bacteroides and Macellibacteroides were enriched after microaerobic pretreatment by SM, which were all contributable to the cellulose degradation. Besides, aerobic Bacillus in SI and Acinetobacter in SM and DE probably promoted lignin degradation only under microaerobic conditions. During AD, VadinBC27, Ruminococcaceae Incertae Sedis, Clostridium sensu stricto 1, Fastidiosipila, and Caldicoprobacter were the crucial bacteria that facilitated the biodegradation of PW. By comparing the groups with same microbial agent, it could be found that changing the oxygen loading might result in the alternation between hydrogenotrophic and acetoclastic methanogens, which possibly affected the methanogenesis stage. This study not only devised a promising tactic for making full use of PW but also provided a greater understanding of the evolution of microbial community in the pretreatment and AD processes, targeting the efficient utilization of lignocellulosic biomass in full-scale applications.
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- Chao Song
- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.,TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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Zeng S, Jang HM, Park S, Park S, Kan E. Effects of Mechanical Refining on Anaerobic Digestion of Dairy Manure. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:16934-16942. [PMID: 34250352 PMCID: PMC8264835 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Mechanical refining (MR) is a cost-effective pretreatment in biochemical conversion processes that is employed to overcome biomass recalcitrance. This work studied the effects of MR on biogas and methane produced by the anaerobic digestion (AD) of dairy manure. The cumulative gas volume and yield from the AD of manure refined at 6k revolutions increased by 33.7 and 7.7% for methane and by 32.0 and 6.4% for biogas, respectively, compared to the unrefined manure. This enhancement was reached by increasing manure solubilization, reducing particle size, and achieving external fibrillation and internal delamination of fibers in manure. However, the highly refined manure (subjected to 60k revolutions) exhibited methane and biogas yields that were reduced by 9.5 and 1.5%, respectively. This decrease was observed because the pore structure was ruptured, and finely ground manure particles were aggregated together at high revolutions (60k), thereby inhibiting the release of organic matter from the manure. Therefore, this study indicates that the MR for pretreatment of dairy manure could have great potential for significantly enhancing AD of dairy manure. Further studies will include optimization of conditions of mechanical refining (i.e., mechanical intensity, process time), a continuous AD of dairy manure pretreated by the MR, and scale-up with cost evaluation.
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- Shengquan Zeng
- Department
of Biological and Agricultural Engineering & Texas A&M AgriLife
Research Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Environmental Engineering and Soil Environment Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeollabukdo 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607, United States
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- Department
of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607, United States
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- Department
of Biological and Agricultural Engineering & Texas A&M AgriLife
Research Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department
of Wildlife, Sustainability, and Ecosystem Sciences, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas 76401, United States
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Awasthi MK, Sarsaiya S, Wainaina S, Rajendran K, Awasthi SK, Liu T, Duan Y, Jain A, Sindhu R, Binod P, Pandey A, Zhang Z, Taherzadeh MJ. Techno-economics and life-cycle assessment of biological and thermochemical treatment of bio-waste. RENEWABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS 2021; 144:110837. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.110837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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Jansson AT, Patinvoh RJ, Taherzadeh MJ, Horváth IS. Effect of organic compounds on dry anaerobic digestion of food and paper industry wastes. Bioengineered 2021; 11:502-509. [PMID: 32303143 PMCID: PMC7185885 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2020.1752594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Effects of antimicrobial compounds on dry anaerobic digestion (dry-AD) processes were investigated. Four compounds with known inhibition effects on traditional wet digestion, i.e. car-3-ene, hexanal, 1-octanol and phenol were selected and investigated at concentrations of 0.005%, 0.05% and 0.5%. Food waste (FW) and Paper waste (PW) were used as model substrates, all assays were running with the substrate to inoculum ratio of 1:1 (VS basis) corresponding to 15% TS in reactors. Generally, increasing concentrations of inhibitors resulted in decreasing methane yields with a few exceptions; in all these specific cases, long, lag phase periods (60 days) were observed. These adaptation periods made possible for the microbial systems to acclimatize to otherwise not preferred conditions leading to higher methane yields. Comparing the effects of the four different groups, phenols had the highest inhibitory effects, with no methane production at the highest amount added, while the lowest effects were obtained in cases of car-3-ene. Furthermore, the results showed that adding inhibitors up to a certain concentrations can repair the balance in AD process, slowing down the degradation steps, hence making it possible for the methanogens to produce a higher amount of methane. This phenomenon was not observed in case of PW, which is already a slow degradable substrate in its nature.
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- Anette T Jansson
- Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden.,Department of Built Environment and Energy Technology, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden
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- Department of Chemical and Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria
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Kumar V, Pathak P, Harsh NSK, Bhardwaj NK. Biodeinking: an eco-friendly alternative for chemicals based recycled fiber processing. PHYSICAL SCIENCES REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/psr-2019-0045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Recycling of recovered paper is an inevitable process for saving resources and the environment. Due to strict forest conservation regulations and limitations of the agro-forestry sector, the paper industry is facing the woody fiber crisis for decades. The recycling of waste paper for its utilization as a source of cellulosic fibers for papermaking is a resource-saving and eco-friendly approach and is a need of time. Deinking is an important stage in the recycling of recovered paper. In the conventional deinking process, chemicals have been used for removal of inks and other impurities from waste paper pulp slurry with some certain drawbacks like deinking inefficiency, fiber damage and generation of chemicals and fiber-rich effluent. The application of enzymes for deinking purposes is known as biodeinking and is considered as the potent and environmentally friendly deinking approach. The present write-up provides comprehensive information on various aspects of biodeinking.
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- Varun Kumar
- Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials , Avantha Centre for Industrial Research & Development , Paper mill campus , Yamuna Nagar , Haryana 135001, India
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- Nanotechnology & Advanced Biomaterials , Avantha Centre for Industrial Research & Development , Paper mill campus , Yamuna Nagar , Haryana 135001, India
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- Forest Pathology Division , Forest Research Institute Dehradun , Dehradun , Uttarakhand , 248006 India
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- Directorate , Avantha Centre for Industrial Research & Development , Yamuna Nagar 135001 , Haryana , India
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Aghmashhadi OY, Rocha-Meneses L, Bonturi N, Orupõld K, Asadpour G, Garmaroody ER, Zabihzadeh M, Kikas T. Effect of Ink and Pretreatment Conditions on Bioethanol and Biomethane Yields from Waste Banknote Paper. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13020239. [PMID: 33445706 PMCID: PMC7828152 DOI: 10.3390/polym13020239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Waste banknote paper is a residue from the banking industry that cannot be recycled due to the presence of ink, microbial load and special coating that provides protection against humidity. As a result, waste banknote paper ends up being burned or buried, which brings environmental impacts, mainly caused by the presence of heavy metals in its composition. To minimize the environmental impacts that come from the disposal of waste banknote paper, this study proposes to produce value-added products (bioethanol and biogas) from waste banknote paper. For this, the effect of ink and pretreatment conditions on bioethanol and biomethane yields were analyzed. Waste banknote paper provided by the Central Bank of Iran was used. The raw material with ink (WPB) and without ink (WPD) was pretreated using sulfuric acid at different concentrations (1%, 2%, 3%, and 4%) and the nitrogen explosive decompression (NED) at different temperatures (150 °C, 170 °C, 190 °C, and 200 °C). The results show that the use of NED pretreatment in WPD resulted in the highest glucose concentration of all studies (13 ± 0.19 g/L). The acid pretreatment for WPB showed a correlation with the acid concentration. The highest ethanol concentration was obtained from the fermentation using WPD pretreated with NED (6.36 ± 0.72 g/L). The maximum methane yields varied between 136 ± 5 mol/kg TS (2% acid WPB) and 294 ± 4 mol/kg TS (3% acid WPD). Our results show that the presence of ink reduces bioethanol and biogas yields and that the chemical-free NED pretreatment is more advantageous for bioethanol and biogas production than the acid pretreatment method. Waste banknote paper without ink is a suitable feedstock for sustainable biorefinery processes.
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- Omid Yazdani Aghmashhadi
- Department of Wood and Paper Engineering, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Km 9 Farah Abad Road, Sari 66996-48181, Mazandaran Province, Iran; (G.A.); (M.Z.)
- Correspondence: (O.Y.A.); (L.R.-M.)
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- Institute of Technology, Chair of Biosystems Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 56, 51006 Tartu, Estonia;
- Correspondence: (O.Y.A.); (L.R.-M.)
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- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia;
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- Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, 51006 Tartu, Estonia;
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- Department of Wood and Paper Engineering, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Km 9 Farah Abad Road, Sari 66996-48181, Mazandaran Province, Iran; (G.A.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Bio-refinery Engineering, Faculty of New Technologies Engineering, Shahid Beheshti University, Zirab P.O. Box 47815-168, Mazandaran, Iran;
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- Department of Wood and Paper Engineering, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Km 9 Farah Abad Road, Sari 66996-48181, Mazandaran Province, Iran; (G.A.); (M.Z.)
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- Institute of Technology, Chair of Biosystems Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 56, 51006 Tartu, Estonia;
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A packaging material from a waste paper/sugar cane stalk composite: Preparation and properties. Food Packag Shelf Life 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2020.100568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Naicker JE, Govinden R, Lekha P, Sithole B. Transformation of pulp and paper mill sludge (PPMS) into a glucose-rich hydrolysate using green chemistry: Assessing pretreatment methods for enhanced hydrolysis. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2020; 270:110914. [PMID: 32721348 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Pulp and paper mill sludge is a waste stream derived from the pulp and paper making industry, comprised of organic and inorganic material in the form of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and ash. In South Africa, approximately fivefour hundred thousand wet tonnes are produced per annum and is currently disposed via landfilling or incineration. However, these disposal methods raise environmental and financial concerns. This waste stream is an attractive feedstock for fermentable sugars, mainly glucose, recovery and can be redirected for valorisation as a feedstock for microbial fermentation to produce value-added products. Sugar recovery by enzymatic hydrolysis, as opposed to acidic hydrolysis, is a promising approach but is hampered by the lignin and inorganic material found in pulp and paper mill sludge. Several treatment steps to reduce or remove these components prior to enzymatic hydrolysis are assessed in this review. Pretreatment improves hydrolysis of cellulosic fibres and ensures a substantial yield of sugars.
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- Justin Emmanuel Naicker
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), Discipline of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Sciences, University Road, Westville, Private Bag X 54001, Durban, 4000, South Africa.
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- University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), Discipline of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Sciences, University Road, Westville, Private Bag X 54001, Durban, 4000, South Africa
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- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Biorefinery Industry Development Facility, PO Box 59081, Umbilo, 4075, South Africa
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- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Biorefinery Industry Development Facility, PO Box 59081, Umbilo, 4075, South Africa; University of KwaZulu-Natal (Howard Campus), Discipline of Chemical Engineering, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Sciences, Private Bag X 54001, Durban, 4000, South Africa
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Bala R, Mondal MK. Study of biological and thermo-chemical pretreatment of organic fraction of municipal solid waste for enhanced biogas yield. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:27293-27304. [PMID: 31254194 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05695-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Biogas production from organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) not only helps in solid waste management but also combat the food vs fuel dilemma. The presence of lignocellulosic material and other complex compounds in OFMSW hinder biogas production. Therefore, pretreatment is an essential step to increase the hydrolysis rate by converting complex compounds to simpler ones. This work was aimed at effective pretreatment of OFMSW by biological and thermo-chemical means. For biological pretreatment lignin degrading fungal strains, Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Pleurotus ostreatus were employed. Thermo-chemical treatment resulted in higher solubilisation yield in terms of sCOD and VFA making it a more effective method as compared with biological pretreatment. The optimisation of thermo-chemical pretreatment was done by the Box-Behnken design of response surface methodology (RSM). The interactive effect of influencing factors NaOH dose, temperature and time were studied on the response of sCOD, VFA and phenolic content. The sCOD and VFA values were significantly increased by increasing the NaOH concentration, temperature and time to a certain limit. The optimised condition from RSM for maximum solubilisation yield in terms of sCOD, VFA and phenolic content was found to be NaOH dose of 4.72 g/L, temperature 180 °C and time 30.3 min. Biogas production was increased by 169.5% after pretreatment at RSM optimised conditions as compared with untreated OFMSW.
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- Renu Bala
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India.
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Wu Y, Yang XT, Fang X, Cheng XR, Hu A, Lin LF, Yu CP. Hydrothermal conversion of waste cartons into a magnetic carbon-iron composite for use as an efficient and recyclable dye adsorbent. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 578:717-725. [PMID: 32570142 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.06.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Disposal of large quantities of waste cartons aggravates the burden of municipal solid waste treatment. Exploitation of the potential value of waste cartons and conversion of this waste stream into available materials is a hot research topic with practical application prospects. In this study, we successfully fabricated a magnetic carbon-iron composite from waste cartons via hydrothermal treatment and investigated its application as an efficient adsorbent for the removal of a disperse blue dye (DB 56) and reactive yellow dye (RY 3) from aqueous solution. The fabricated product was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis. The effects of the composite dose, initial dye concentration, and solution pH on the dye removal efficiency were investigated. Under acidic conditions at pH 2, the removal efficiencies of DB 56 and RY 3 reached 81.53% and 96.77%, respectively. The adsorption processes followed pseudo-second-order kinetics and the Freundlich isotherm. The magnetic carbon-iron composite could be easily separated from the aqueous solution because of its magnetism, and could be regenerated by the Fenton reaction. After re-use in three cycles, the removal efficiencies for both dyes were still above 70%. The magnetic carbon-iron composite produced from waste cartons shows promise for application to effluent that contains dyes because of its low cost, high efficiency, and simple application.
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- Yang Wu
- School of Biology, Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei 230061, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China.
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- School of Biology, Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei 230061, China
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- School of Biology, Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei 230061, China
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- School of Biology, Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei 230061, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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Zheng B, Guan L, Zhang W, Gu J, Tu D, Hu C. Production and Characterization of Large-Scale Recycled Newspaper Enhanced HDPE Composite Laminates. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12040851. [PMID: 32272712 PMCID: PMC7240590 DOI: 10.3390/polym12040851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Recycled newspaper (NP)/high density polyethylene (HDPE) laminated composite can reach the physical and mechanical criteria for most industrial applications, which shows the potential of using solid-state waste paper in engineering materials. Herein, the effects of splicing pattern and size on the physical and mechanical properties of the laminated composite were investigated with the ultimate purpose to fabricate a large-scaleale composite. The laminated composite with a stair-like splicing had better physical and mechanical properties than that with a vertical splicing. An efficient stress transfer could be guaranteed when the distance between the two adjacent junctions were greater than a critical proportion of 1/32 of the length at longitudinal direction. The tensile and flexural properties of the large-scaleale composite with a stair-like splicing, which was fabricated at the splicing ratio of 1/32, were 109 ± 4.2 MPa (MOR), 9836 ± 411 MPa (MOE), 119 ± 7.1 MPa (MOR) and 10002 MPa ± 347 (MOE).
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Kumar V, Pathak P, Bhardwaj NK. Waste paper: An underutilized but promising source for nanocellulose mining. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2020; 102:281-303. [PMID: 31704510 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Nanocellulose has achieved an inimitable place and value in nano-materials research sector. Promising and exclusive physical, chemical and biological properties of nanocellulose make it an attractive and ideal material for various high end-user applications. Conventionally, the base material for nanocellulose i.e. cellulose is being extracted from various lignocellulosic raw materials (like wood, agro-industrial-residues, etc.) using pulping followed by bleaching sequences. As an alternate to lignocellulosic raw materials, waste paper also showed potential as a competent raw material due to its abundant availability and high cellulosic content (60-70%) with comparatively less hemicelluloses (10-20%) and lignin (5-10%) without any harsh treatments. The production yields of nanocellulose were reported to vary from 1.5% to 64% depending upon the waste papers and treatments given. The diameters of these nanocelluloses were reported in the range of 2-100 nm and crystallinity range around 54-95%. Thermal degradation of waste paper nanocellulose was varied from 187 °C to 371 °C. Although these properties are comparable with the nanocellulose obtained from lignocellulosic raw materials, yet waste paper is an underutilized source for nanocellulose preparation due to its ordinary fate of recycling, dumping and incineration. In the sight of necessity and possibility of waste paper utilization, this article reviews the outcomes of research carried out for preparation of nanocellulose using waste paper as a source of cellulose. There is a need of sincere investigation to convert this valuable waste to wealth i.e. waste papers to nanocellulose, which will be helpful in solid waste management to protect environment in economical way.
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- Varun Kumar
- Nanotechnology and Advanced Biomaterials Group, Avantha Centre for Industrial Research & Development, Paper Mill Campus, Yamuna Nagar 135001, India
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- Nanotechnology and Advanced Biomaterials Group, Avantha Centre for Industrial Research & Development, Paper Mill Campus, Yamuna Nagar 135001, India
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- Avantha Centre for Industrial Research & Development, Paper Mill Campus, Yamuna Nagar 135001, India.
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Insight into Pretreatment Methods of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Increase Biogas Yield: Current State, Challenges, and Opportunities. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9183721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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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 pretreatment methods are being used, intermediaries formed are known to show adverse effect on microorganisms involved in methane formation. This review, apart from highlighting the efficiency and limitations of the different pretreatment methods from engineering, chemical, and biochemical point of views, will discuss the strategies to increase the carbon recovery in the form of methane by way of amending pretreatments to lower inhibitory effects on microbial groups and by optimizing process conditions.
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Zheng B, Hu C, Guan L, Gu J, Guo H, Zhang W. Structural Characterization and Analysis of High-Strength Laminated Composites from Recycled Newspaper and HDPE. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:polym11081311. [PMID: 31390720 PMCID: PMC6723509 DOI: 10.3390/polym11081311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Recycled newspaper (NP) shows excellent potential as a reinforcement for polymer composites. Herein, high-strength laminated composites were prepared by using NP laminas as reinforcement and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) films as matrix. Physical and mechanical properties of the laminated composites were measured. It was found that the flexural strength of the composites had a good linear relationship to its density, with R2 = 0.9853. The flexural and tensile strength of the composites at the maximum density (1.40 g/cm3) reached up to 95.6 ± 2.4 MPa and 99.4 ± 0.8 MPa, respectively. SEM results showed that NP layer inside the composite became compact at the hot pressing time of 40 min, because the melted HDPE permeated into the NP layers to bond the NP fibers. Quantitative description of the composite porosity was conducted according to the density of the composite. The 24-h water absorption of the composite was highly related to its porosity, with R2 = 0.8994. This study reveals that density of laminated composites is an important parameter, which could be used to forecast the mechanical strength, and its derived value, porosity of the composites, could be used to predict the water absorption behavior of the composite.
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- Binwei Zheng
- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Wood Materials Science, Institute for Building Materials, ETH Zurich, Stefano-Franscini-Platz, 38093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning 530004, China.
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A large volume of food is being wasted every year, while the pulp and paper industry also generate a large amount of solid wastes on a daily basis, causing environmental challenges around the world. Dry anaerobic digestion (AD) of these solid wastes is a cost-effective method for proper management. However, dry digestion of these waste streams has been restricted due to their complex structure, the presence of possible inhibitors and inappropriate operating conditions. In light of this fact, dry digestion of food waste (FW) and paper wastes (PW) was conducted at different total solid (TS) concentrations of reactor mixtures of 14%, 16%, 18% and 20% TS, corresponding to substrate to inoculum (S/I) ratio of 0.5 and 1; investigating the optimum operating conditions for effective dry digestion of these complex wastes. The highest methane yields of 402 NmlCH4/gVS and 229 NmlCH4/gVS were obtained from digestion of FW and PW, respectively at 14%TS corresponding to an S/I ratio of 0.5. Increasing the S/I ratio from 0.5 to 1 and thereby having a TS content of 20% in the reactor mixtures was unfavorable to the digestion of both substrates.
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Buyel JF. Plant Molecular Farming - Integration and Exploitation of Side Streams to Achieve Sustainable Biomanufacturing. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 9:1893. [PMID: 30713542 PMCID: PMC6345721 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Plants have unique advantages over other systems such as mammalian cells for the production of valuable small molecules and proteins. The benefits cited most often include safety due to the absence of replicating human pathogens, simplicity because sterility is not required during production, scalability due to the potential for open-field cultivation with transgenic plants, and the speed of transient expression potentially providing gram quantities of product in less than 4 weeks. Initially there were also significant drawbacks, such as the need to clarify feed streams with a high particle burden and the large quantities of host cell proteins, but efficient clarification is now readily achieved. Several additional advantages have also emerged reflecting the fact that plants are essentially biodegradable, single-use bioreactors. This article will focus on the exploitation of this concept for the production of biopharmaceutical proteins, thus improving overall process economics. Specifically, we will discuss the single-use properties of plants, the sustainability of the production platform, and the commercial potential of different biomass side streams. We find that incorporating these side streams through rational process integration has the potential to more than double the revenue that can currently be achieved using plant-based production systems.
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- Johannes F. Buyel
- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Aachen, Germany
- Institute for Molecular Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Žgajnar Gotvajn A, Kalčíková G. Delamination of plastic-coated waste paper by enzymes of the white rot fungus Dichomitus squalens. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 228:165-168. [PMID: 30218903 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.08.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Many paper products are coated with plastic to improve their quality and stability. However, this limits recycling and recovery options and the plastic-coated waste paper is mostly disposed in landfills. Such practices are uneconomical and contrary to sustainable waste management. In this work enzymes of the white rot fungus Dichomitus squalens were investigated for possible delamination of plastic-coated waste paper. Enzymes were found capable to release the polyethylene foil from plastic-coated paper which resulted in 88.6-91.5% mass loss. The delamination rate, however, was depended on the ratio between plastic-coated paper and volume of enzyme filtrate. Results of a consequent experiment showed that enzymes are also efficient when plastic-coated paper is treated in a sequencing batch reactor resulting in 88.2-90.6% mass loss. The system was fully functional up to the 5th cycle; afterwards, the delamination rate reduced due to high thickness of the waste paper sludge. The enzyme activity, however, was still very high; with the laccase activity at the end of the experiment above 900 U/L and manganese peroxidase above 250 U/L. Our results demonstrated, that plastic-coated waste paper has the potential to be efficiently recovered instead of being disposed in landfills.
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- Andreja Žgajnar Gotvajn
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, 113 Večna pot, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, 113 Večna pot, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Effective lactic acid production from waste paper using Streptococcus thermophilus at low enzyme loading assisted by Gleditsia saponin. Carbohydr Polym 2018; 200:122-127. [PMID: 30177148 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.07.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Waste paper has considerable potential as a raw material for lactic acid (LA) production due to high cellulose content, abundance and low cost. In this study, four kinds of waste papers were used for LA production through simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) by Streptococcus thermophilus. The SSF of office paper achieved the highest LA concentration (39.71 g/L), while the highest LA yield was observed for magazine (99.56%), followed by office paper (82.85%). High LA concentration is unfavorable to total LA conversion because of product inhibition. However, the addition of Gleditsia saponin (GS) could obtain both high yield and high concentration of LA at a low enzyme loading, indicating that product inhibition could be moderated. A lactic acid yield of 86.30% was obtained from office paper at an enzyme loading of 9 FPU/g-cellulose with GS, which was higher than that of without GS at a higher loading of 18 FPU/g-cellulose.
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Han J, Zhang G, Zhou L, Zhan F, Cai D, Wu Z. Waste Carton-Derived Nanocomposites for Efficient Removal of Hexavalent Chromium. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:5955-5963. [PMID: 29751726 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A new nanocomposite (SCZ), microspherical carbon (SC) loaded with nanoscale zerovalent iron (ZVI), was fabricated to efficiently remove hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in water. Therein, SC was derived from waste carton through hydrothermal treatment after pretreatment of removing hemicellulose and lignin, and the optimal hydrothermal conditions (200 °C, hydrothermal time of 12 h) for the preparation of SC were obtained. Subsequently, SC could effectively load ZVI nanoparticles which displayed high dispersion on the surface of SC and in the pores among SC particles owing to steric hindrance effect. The obtained SCZ displayed a high removal efficiency of 100% within 5 h on Cr(VI) (20 mg/L), and the resultant SCZ-Cr could be conveniently separated from water because of its magnetism. Importantly, SCZ could be loaded in cardboard, and the obtained system could serve as a stable filter for removal of Cr(VI) in water. This work provides a cheap and effective method for Cr(VI) removal, which also greatly facilitates the recycling of waste carton.
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- Jie Han
- University of Science and Technology of China , No. 96 Jinzhai Road , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , People's Republic of China
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- University of Science and Technology of China , No. 96 Jinzhai Road , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , People's Republic of China
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Optimization of Pre-Treatment Process Parameters to Generate Biodiesel from Microalga. ENERGIES 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/en11040806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Abdelrahman EA. Synthesis of zeolite nanostructures from waste aluminum cans for efficient removal of malachite green dye from aqueous media. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Morgan HM, Xie W, Liang J, Mao H, Lei H, Ruan R, Bu Q. A techno-economic evaluation of anaerobic biogas producing systems in developing countries. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 250:910-921. [PMID: 29246720 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 12/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Biogas production has been the focus of many individuals in the developing world; there have been several investigations that focus on improving the production process and product quality. In the developing world the lack of advanced technology and capital has hindered the development of energy production. Renewable energy has the potential to improve the standard of living for most of the 196 countries which are classified as developing economies. One of the easiest renewable energy compounds that can be produced is biogas (bio-methane). Biogas can be produced from almost any source of biomass through the anaerobic respiration of micro-organisms. Low budget energy systems are reviewed in this article along with various feedstock sources. Adapted gas purification and storage systems are also reviewed, along with the possible economic, social, health and environmental benefits of its implementation.
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- Hervan Marion Morgan
- School of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province 212013, PR China
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- School of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province 212013, PR China
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- School of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province 212013, PR China
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- School of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province 212013, PR China
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- Bioproducts, Sciences and Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA 99354-1671, USA
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- School of Agricultural Equipment Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province 212013, PR China.
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