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View article: Anaerobic Biodegradation of Polylactic Acid-Based Items: A Specific Focus on Disposable Tableware Products
Anaerobic Biodegradation of Polylactic Acid-Based Items: A Specific Focus on Disposable Tableware Products Open
The viability of anaerobic degradation treatment as an end-of-life option for commercial disposable bioplastic tableware, typically certified as compostable, was assessed. Two types of polylactic acid-based items were selected and tested u…
View article: Alternative end-of-life options for disposable bioplastic products: Degradation and ecotoxicity assessment in compost and soil
Alternative end-of-life options for disposable bioplastic products: Degradation and ecotoxicity assessment in compost and soil Open
Four different end-of-life options for disposable bioplastic cups were investigated and compared based on their environmental implications. Two products with distinct polymeric composition were tested simulating the following scenarios at …
View article: Disposable Mater-Bi® bioplastic tableware: Characterization and assessment of anaerobic biodegradability
Disposable Mater-Bi® bioplastic tableware: Characterization and assessment of anaerobic biodegradability Open
In this study commercial starch-based (Mater-Bi®) disposable bioplastic tableware items, which are among the most widely used commercial products available on the market, were selected for lab-scale anaerobic degradability tests. Since the…
View article: Two-Stage Process for Energy Valorization of Cheese Whey through Bio-Electrochemical Hydrogen Production Coupled with Microbial Fuel Cell
Two-Stage Process for Energy Valorization of Cheese Whey through Bio-Electrochemical Hydrogen Production Coupled with Microbial Fuel Cell Open
The present work investigates a two-stage process scheme for cheese whey valorization through energy recovery in different forms by means of bio-electrochemical systems. The first stage consisted of an integrated bio-electrochemical proces…
View article: Anaerobic Biodegradability of Commercial Bioplastic Products: Systematic Bibliographic Analysis and Critical Assessment of the Latest Advances
Anaerobic Biodegradability of Commercial Bioplastic Products: Systematic Bibliographic Analysis and Critical Assessment of the Latest Advances Open
Bioplastics have entered everyday life as a potential sustainable substitute for commodity plastics. However, still further progress should be made to clarify their degradation behavior under controlled and uncontrolled conditions. The wid…
View article: Dark fermentative volatile fatty acids production from food waste: A review of the potential central role in waste biorefineries
Dark fermentative volatile fatty acids production from food waste: A review of the potential central role in waste biorefineries Open
Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are high-value chemicals that are increasingly demanded worldwide. Biological production via food waste (FW) dark fermentation (DF) is a promising option to achieve the sustainability and environmental benefits …
View article: Bio-electrochemical production of hydrogen and electricity from organic waste
Bio-electrochemical production of hydrogen and electricity from organic waste Open
This study investigated the performance of a novel integrated bio-electrochemical system for synergistic hydrogen production from a process combining a dark fermentation reactor and a galvanic cell. The operating principle of the system is…
View article: Effect of ultrasonic post-treatment on anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic waste
Effect of ultrasonic post-treatment on anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic waste Open
This paper evaluates the effects of ultrasonication (US) applied, individually or in combination with a mechanical treatment, to the effluent of anaerobic digestion (AD) of lignocellulosic waste, on methane (CH 4 ) production. US of the su…
View article: Influence of the pH control strategy and reactor volume on batch fermentative hydrogen production from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste
Influence of the pH control strategy and reactor volume on batch fermentative hydrogen production from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste Open
Three different experimental sets of runs involving batch fermentation assays were performed to evaluate the influence of the experimental conditions on biological hydrogen production from the source-separated organic fraction of municipal…
View article: Biohydrogen Production from Food Waste: Influence of the Inoculum-To-Substrate Ratio
Biohydrogen Production from Food Waste: Influence of the Inoculum-To-Substrate Ratio Open
In this study, the influence of the inoculum-to-substrate ratio (ISR) on dark fermentative hydrogen production from food waste (FW) was evaluated. ISR values ranging from 0.05 to 0.25 g VSinoculum/g VSsubstrate were investigated by perform…
View article: Accelerated Carbonation of Steel Slags Using CO2 Diluted Sources: CO2 Uptakes and Energy Requirements
Accelerated Carbonation of Steel Slags Using CO2 Diluted Sources: CO2 Uptakes and Energy Requirements Open
This work presents the results of carbonation experiments performed on Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) steel slag samples employing gas mixtures containing 40 and 10% CO2vol. simulating the gaseous effluents of gasification and combustion proce…