Insights into the recent advances of agro-industrial waste valorization for sustainable biogas production

Vishal Sharma; Diksha Sharma; Mei-Ling Tsai; Rhessa Grace Guanga Ortizo; Aditya Yadav; Parushi Nargotra; Chiu-Wen Chen; Pei-Pei Sun; Cheng-Di Dong

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129829

Insights into the recent advances of agro-industrial waste valorization for sustainable biogas production

Bioresour Technol. 2023 Dec:390:129829. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129829. Epub 2023 Oct 13.

Authors

Vishal Sharma¹, Diksha Sharma², Mei-Ling Tsai², Rhessa Grace Guanga Ortizo², Aditya Yadav², Parushi Nargotra², Chiu-Wen Chen³, Pei-Pei Sun², Cheng-Di Dong⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
² Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
³ Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Electronic address: cddong@nkust.edu.tw.

PMID: 37839650
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129829

Abstract

Recent years have seen a transition to a sustainable circular economy model that uses agro-industrial waste biomass waste to produce energy while reducing trash and greenhouse gas emissions. Biogas production from lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) is an alternative option in the hunt for clean and renewable fuels. Different approaches are employed to transform the LCB to biogas, including pretreatment, anaerobic digestion (AD), and biogas upgradation to biomethane. To maintain process stability and improve AD performance, machine learning (ML) tools are being applied in real-time monitoring, predicting, and optimizing the biogas production process. An environmental life cycle assessment approach for biogas production systems is essential to calculate greenhouse gas emissions. The current review presents a detailed overview of the utilization of agro-waste for sustainable biogas production. Different methods of waste biomass processing and valorization are discussed that contribute towards developing an efficient agro-waste to biogas-based circular economy.

Keywords: Agro-industrial waste; Bioeconomy; Biogas; Life cycle assessment; Machine learning; Pretreatment.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biofuels
Biomass
Garbage*
Greenhouse Gases*
Industrial Waste

Substances

Industrial Waste
Greenhouse Gases
Biofuels