Advances, trends and challenges in the use of biochar as an improvement strategy in the anaerobic digestion of organic waste: a systematic analysis

ABSTRACTA recently strategy applied to anaerobic digestion (AD) is the use of biochar (BC) obtained from the pyrolysis of different organic waste. The PRISMA protocol-based review of the most recent literature data from 2011–2022 was used in this study. The review focuses on research papers from Sco...

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Main Authors: Brayan Alexis Parra-Orobio, Jonathan Soto-Paz, Edgar Ricardo Oviedo-Ocaña, Seyed Alireza Vali, Antoni Sánchez
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21655979.2023.2252191
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author Brayan Alexis Parra-Orobio
Jonathan Soto-Paz
Edgar Ricardo Oviedo-Ocaña
Seyed Alireza Vali
Antoni Sánchez
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Jonathan Soto-Paz
Edgar Ricardo Oviedo-Ocaña
Seyed Alireza Vali
Antoni Sánchez
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description ABSTRACTA recently strategy applied to anaerobic digestion (AD) is the use of biochar (BC) obtained from the pyrolysis of different organic waste. The PRISMA protocol-based review of the most recent literature data from 2011–2022 was used in this study. The review focuses on research papers from Scopus® and Web of Knowledge®. The review protocol used permits to identify 169 articles. The review indicated a need for further research in the following challenges on the application of BC in AD: i) to increase the use of BC in developing countries, which produce large and diverse amounts of waste that are the source of production of this additive; ii) to determine the effect of BC on the AD of organic waste under psychrophilic conditions; iii) to apply tools of machine learning or robust models that allow the process optimization; iv) to perform studies that include life cycle and technical-economic analysis that allow identifying the potential of applying BC in AD in large-scale systems; v) to study the effects of BC on the agronomic characteristics of the digestate once it is applied to the soil and vi) finally, it is necessary to deepen in the effect of BC on the dynamics of nitrogen and microbial consortia that affect AD, considering the type of BC used. In the future, it is necessary to search for new solutions in terms of the transport phenomena that occurs in AD with the use of BC using robust and precise mathematical models at full-scale conditions.
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spelling doaj.art-f91355eb1e8940ceab9b9a9ec187500f2023-09-15T12:52:06ZengTaylor & Francis GroupBioengineered2165-59792165-59872023-12-0114110.1080/21655979.2023.2252191Advances, trends and challenges in the use of biochar as an improvement strategy in the anaerobic digestion of organic waste: a systematic analysisBrayan Alexis Parra-Orobio0Jonathan Soto-Paz1Edgar Ricardo Oviedo-Ocaña2Seyed Alireza Vali3Antoni Sánchez4Facultad de Ingenierías Fisicomecánicas, Grupo de Investigación En Recursos Hídricos Y Saneamiento Ambiental – GPH, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, ColombiaFacultad de Ingenierías Fisicomecánicas, Grupo de Investigación En Recursos Hídricos Y Saneamiento Ambiental – GPH, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, ColombiaFacultad de Ingenierías Fisicomecánicas, Grupo de Investigación En Recursos Hídricos Y Saneamiento Ambiental – GPH, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, ColombiaDepartment of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Composting Research Group, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Composting Research Group, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainABSTRACTA recently strategy applied to anaerobic digestion (AD) is the use of biochar (BC) obtained from the pyrolysis of different organic waste. The PRISMA protocol-based review of the most recent literature data from 2011–2022 was used in this study. The review focuses on research papers from Scopus® and Web of Knowledge®. The review protocol used permits to identify 169 articles. The review indicated a need for further research in the following challenges on the application of BC in AD: i) to increase the use of BC in developing countries, which produce large and diverse amounts of waste that are the source of production of this additive; ii) to determine the effect of BC on the AD of organic waste under psychrophilic conditions; iii) to apply tools of machine learning or robust models that allow the process optimization; iv) to perform studies that include life cycle and technical-economic analysis that allow identifying the potential of applying BC in AD in large-scale systems; v) to study the effects of BC on the agronomic characteristics of the digestate once it is applied to the soil and vi) finally, it is necessary to deepen in the effect of BC on the dynamics of nitrogen and microbial consortia that affect AD, considering the type of BC used. In the future, it is necessary to search for new solutions in terms of the transport phenomena that occurs in AD with the use of BC using robust and precise mathematical models at full-scale conditions.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21655979.2023.2252191Biocharbibliometrixanaerobic digestionmethaneorganic waste
spellingShingle Brayan Alexis Parra-Orobio
Jonathan Soto-Paz
Edgar Ricardo Oviedo-Ocaña
Seyed Alireza Vali
Antoni Sánchez
Advances, trends and challenges in the use of biochar as an improvement strategy in the anaerobic digestion of organic waste: a systematic analysis
Bioengineered
Biochar
bibliometrix
anaerobic digestion
methane
organic waste
title Advances, trends and challenges in the use of biochar as an improvement strategy in the anaerobic digestion of organic waste: a systematic analysis
title_full Advances, trends and challenges in the use of biochar as an improvement strategy in the anaerobic digestion of organic waste: a systematic analysis
title_fullStr Advances, trends and challenges in the use of biochar as an improvement strategy in the anaerobic digestion of organic waste: a systematic analysis
title_full_unstemmed Advances, trends and challenges in the use of biochar as an improvement strategy in the anaerobic digestion of organic waste: a systematic analysis
title_short Advances, trends and challenges in the use of biochar as an improvement strategy in the anaerobic digestion of organic waste: a systematic analysis
title_sort advances trends and challenges in the use of biochar as an improvement strategy in the anaerobic digestion of organic waste a systematic analysis
topic Biochar
bibliometrix
anaerobic digestion
methane
organic waste
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21655979.2023.2252191
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