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review of the harvesting of micro-algae for biofuel production by Milledge, John J, Heaven, Sonia

“…Many researchers consider efficient harvesting is the major challenge of commercialising micro-algal biofuel. Although micro-algal biomass can be ‘energy…”
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Ammonia inhibition and toxicity in anaerobic digestion: A critical review by Jiang, Ying, McAdam, Ewan, Zhang, Yue, Heaven, Sonia, Banks, Charles, Longhurst, Philp

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Biogas production from undiluted chicken manure and maize silage: A study of ammonia inhibition in high solids anaerobic digestion by Sun, Chen, Cao, Weixing, Banks, Charles J., Heaven, Sonia, Liu, Ronghou

“…[Display omitted] •Stable co-digestion of up to 20% chicken manure on VS basis with maize silage.•Threshold and total inhibition of biogas production occurred…”
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Anaerobic digestion of source-segregated domestic food waste: Performance assessment by mass and energy balance by Banks, Charles J., Chesshire, Michael, Heaven, Sonia, Arnold, Rebecca

“…An anaerobic digester receiving food waste collected mainly from domestic kitchens was monitored over a period of 426 days. During this time information was…”
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Comparison of mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion of sugar beet pulp: Performance, dewaterability and foam control by Suhartini, Sri, Heaven, Sonia, Banks, Charles J.

“…•Thermophilic digestion of sugar beet pulp improves process performance and stability.•Thermophilic conditions reduce extracellular polymer and prevent…”
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Anaerobic digestion of autoclaved and untreated food waste by Tampio, Elina, Ervasti, Satu, Paavola, Teija, Heaven, Sonia, Banks, Charles, Rintala, Jukka

“…•Autoclaving decreased the formation of NH4-N and H2S during food waste digestion.•Stable digestion was achieved with untreated and autoclaved FW at OLR 6 kg…”
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Co-digestion of source segregated domestic food waste to improve process stability by Zhang, Yue, Banks, Charles J., Heaven, Sonia

“…► Cattle slurry and card packaging both improved food waste digestion stability. ► Food waste co-digestion with cattle slurry offers major environmental…”
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Anaerobic digestion of two biodegradable municipal waste streams by Zhang, Yue, Banks, Charles J., Heaven, Sonia

“…Landfill avoidance for organic wastes is now a high priority worldwide. Two fractions of the municipal waste stream were considered with respect to their…”
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Methods of energy extraction from microalgal biomass: a review by Milledge, John J., Heaven, Sonia

“…The potential of algal biomass as a source of liquid and gaseous biofuels is a highly topical theme, The process operations for algal biofuel production can be…”
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Comments on ‘Anaerobic digestion of microalgae as a necessary step to make microalgal biodiesel sustainable’ by Heaven, Sonia, Milledge, John, Zhang, Yue

“…A recent review paper considers the potential of algal biomass as a source of liquid and gaseous biofuels, but there are a number of issues concerning the…”
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Modeling the Water Scrubbing Process and Energy Requirements for CO2 Capture to Upgrade Biogas to Biomethane by Nock, William J, Walker, Mark, Kapoor, Rimika, Heaven, Sonia

“…Water scrubbing is the most widely used technology for removing CO2 from biogas and landfill gas. This work developed a rate-based mass transfer model of the…”
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Estimating the Generation of Garden Waste in England and the Differences between Rural and Urban Areas by Eades, Paul, Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid, Heaven, Sonia, Banks, Charles J.

“…Garden waste arising from private households represents a major component of the biodegradable municipal waste stream. To design effective waste valorisation…”
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Moving bed anaerobic membrane bioreactor for low-strength wastewater treatment by Tran, Hoai Son, Tran Thi Viet, Nga, Heaven, Sonia, Banks, Charles J.

“…Anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR) combine biological processes with membrane separation in anaerobic conditions and have gained significant attention due…”
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Energy Balance of Biogas Production from Microalgae: Effect of Harvesting Method, Multiple Raceways, Scale of Plant and Combined Heat and Power Generation by Milledge, John, Heaven, Sonia

“…A previously-developed mechanistic energy balance model for production of biogas from the anaerobic digestion of microalgal biomass grown in open raceway…”
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Particle Size Distribution in Municipal Solid Waste Pre-Treated for Bioprocessing by Zhang, Yue, Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid, Gu, Shiyan, Heaven, Sonia

“…While it is well known that particle size reduction impacts the performance of bioprocessing such as anaerobic digestion or composting, there is a relative…”
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Anaerobic granular reactors for the treatment of dairy wastewater: A review by Karadag, Dogan, Koroglu, Oguz Emre, Ozkaya, Bestami, Cakmakci, Mehmet, Heaven, Sonia, Banks, Charles, Serna‐Maza, Alba

“…Considerable research has been conducted on the treatment of dairy wastewater by anaerobic granular reactors. Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors,…”
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Data related to anaerobic digestion of bioplastics: Images and properties of digested bioplastics and digestate, synthetic food waste recipe and packaging information by Zhang, Wei, Torrella, Francisco, Banks, Charles J., Heaven, Sonia

“…The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled ‘Degradation of some EN13432 compliant plastics in simulated mesophilic…”
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The potential of methane production using aged landfill waste in developing countries: A case of study in Colombia by Caicedo-Concha, Diana M., Sandoval-Cobo, John J., Fernando, Colmenares-Quintero Ramón, Marmolejo-Rebellón, Luis F., Torres-Lozada, Patricia, Sonia, Heaven

“…In the current context of climate change and global energy demand, the use of energy from waste has become one strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas…”
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A Rapid, Sensitive, Low-Cost Assay for Detecting Hydrogenotrophic Methanogens in Anaerobic Digesters Using Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification by Alessi, Anna M, Tao, Bing, Zhang, Wei, Zhang, Yue, Heaven, Sonia, Banks, Charles J, Chong, James P J

“…Understanding how the presence, absence, and abundance of different microbial genera supply specific metabolic functions for anaerobic digestion (AD) and how…”
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Degradation of some EN13432 compliant plastics in simulated mesophilic anaerobic digestion of food waste by Zhang, Wei, Heaven, Sonia, Banks, Charles J.

“…The research looked at the anaerobic biodegradation of 9 different bioplastics, all of which were commercially available and certified in Europe as compostable…”
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