Role of Biochar in Anaerobic Digestion Based Biorefinery for Food Waste

The effect of biochar addition on the anaerobic digestion (AD) of food waste was evaluated. From the five biochars tested, Fe, Co, Ni, and Mn were leached in very small quantities (<10 mg/kg), while a high amount of K (1,510 and 1,969 mg/kg) was leached from treated waste wood and willow tree...

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Main Authors: Carol W. Wambugu, Eldon R. Rene, Jack van de Vossenberg, Capucine Dupont, Eric D. van Hullebusch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Energy Research
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenrg.2019.00014/full