Bioengineering of anaerobic digestion for volatile fatty acids, hydrogen or methane production: A critical review

• Published in: Bioengineered Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 437 - 458
• Main Authors: Wainaina, Steven, Lukitawesa, Kumar Awasthi, Mukesh, Taherzadeh, Mohammad J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Anaerobic digestion; Anaerobiosis; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteria - metabolism; Bioengineering; Bioreactors - microbiology; Biorefineries; Fatty Acids, Volatile - metabolism; Hydrogen; Hydrogen - metabolism; Inhibiting methanogens; Metabolic pathways; Methane - metabolism; Mixed culture fermentation; Process parameters; Special issue on International Conference on Sustainable Waste Treatment and Management (SWTM-2019); Volatile fatty acids; Waste Products - analysis; volatile fatty acids; process parameters; biorefineries; inhibiting methanogens; hydrogen; mixed culture fermentation; Anaerobic digestion; metabolic pathways

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a well-established technology used for producing biogas or biomethane alongside the slurry used as biofertilizer. However, using a variety of wastes and residuals as substrate and mixed cultures in the bioreactor makes AD as one of the most complicated biochemical process...