Production of biogas from solid organic wastes through anaerobic digestion: a review.

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol

Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Published: July 2012

AI Article Synopsis

  • Anaerobic digestion is a process used to stabilize solid wastes biologically, producing biogas that serves as a renewable energy source.
  • Recent environmental concerns, particularly global warming, have led to increased interest and research in anaerobic digestion of solid wastes.
  • This review summarizes recent laboratory-scale studies focusing on biogas production from solid wastes, highlighting different origins and anaerobic technologies.

Article Abstract

Anaerobic digestion treatments have often been used for biological stabilization of solid wastes. These treatment processes generate biogas which can be used as a renewable energy sources. Recently, anaerobic digestion of solid wastes has attracted more interest because of current environmental problems, most especially those concerned with global warming. Thus, laboratory-scale research on this area has increased significantly. In this review paper, the summary of the most recent research activities covering production of biogas from solid wastes according to its origin via various anaerobic technologies was presented.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-012-4152-7DOI Listing

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