Enhancing Anaerobic Digestion: The Effect of Carbon Conductive Materials
Anaerobic digestion is a well-known technology which has been extensively studied to improve its performance and yield biogas from substrates. The application of different types of pre-treatments has led to an increase in biogas production but also in global energy demand. However, in recent years t...
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| description | Anaerobic digestion is a well-known technology which has been extensively studied to improve its performance and yield biogas from substrates. The application of different types of pre-treatments has led to an increase in biogas production but also in global energy demand. However, in recent years the use of carbon conductive materials as supplement for this process has been studied resulting in an interesting way for improving the performance of anaerobic digestion without greatly affecting its energy demand. This review offers an introduction to this interesting approach and covers the different experiences performed on the use of carbon conductive materials proposing it as a feasible alternative for the production of energy from biomass, considering also the integration of anaerobic digestion and thermal valorisation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a6f047265bb44be8ac261284bd2248d2022-12-22T00:55:56ZengMDPI AGC2311-56292018-11-01445910.3390/c4040059c4040059Enhancing Anaerobic Digestion: The Effect of Carbon Conductive MaterialsJudith González0Marta E. Sánchez1Xiomar Gómez2Chemical and Environmental Bioprocess Engineering Group, Natural Resources Institute (IRENA), Universidad de León, Av. de Portugal 41, 24009 León, SpainChemical and Environmental Bioprocess Engineering Group, Natural Resources Institute (IRENA), Universidad de León, Av. de Portugal 41, 24009 León, SpainChemical and Environmental Bioprocess Engineering Group, Natural Resources Institute (IRENA), Universidad de León, Av. de Portugal 41, 24009 León, SpainAnaerobic digestion is a well-known technology which has been extensively studied to improve its performance and yield biogas from substrates. The application of different types of pre-treatments has led to an increase in biogas production but also in global energy demand. However, in recent years the use of carbon conductive materials as supplement for this process has been studied resulting in an interesting way for improving the performance of anaerobic digestion without greatly affecting its energy demand. This review offers an introduction to this interesting approach and covers the different experiences performed on the use of carbon conductive materials proposing it as a feasible alternative for the production of energy from biomass, considering also the integration of anaerobic digestion and thermal valorisation.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5629/4/4/59improving biogas yieldsbiochar supplementationdirect interspecies electron transferintegrating pyrolysis-digestion |
| spellingShingle | Judith González Marta E. Sánchez Xiomar Gómez Enhancing Anaerobic Digestion: The Effect of Carbon Conductive Materials C improving biogas yields biochar supplementation direct interspecies electron transfer integrating pyrolysis-digestion |
| title | Enhancing Anaerobic Digestion: The Effect of Carbon Conductive Materials |
| title_full | Enhancing Anaerobic Digestion: The Effect of Carbon Conductive Materials |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing Anaerobic Digestion: The Effect of Carbon Conductive Materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing Anaerobic Digestion: The Effect of Carbon Conductive Materials |
| title_short | Enhancing Anaerobic Digestion: The Effect of Carbon Conductive Materials |
| title_sort | enhancing anaerobic digestion the effect of carbon conductive materials |
| topic | improving biogas yields biochar supplementation direct interspecies electron transfer integrating pyrolysis-digestion |
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