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Kim D, Cha J, Lee C. Enhanced methane production with co-feeding spent coffee grounds using spare capacity of existing anaerobic food waste digesters. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4472. [PMID: 38396086 PMCID: PMC10891051 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54610-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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With increasing coffee consumption worldwide, the efficient and sustainable management of spent coffee grounds (SCG) has become increasingly challenging. This study investigated the anaerobic co-digestion of small amounts of SCG with food waste (FW) at increasing co-feeding ratios of 1:100-1:10 (volatile solids basis) to assess the possibility of SCG treatment using the spare capacity of existing anaerobic digesters. Co-feeding SCG increased methane production compared to FW mono-digestion in the tested range of co-feeding ratios without compromising process stability. Methane yield did not further increase when the SCG/FW ratio increased above 4%, and process failure occurred at a 1:10 co-feeding ratio without trace element supplementation. The enhanced methanogenic performance was attributed to increased protein removal efficiency, which was potentially related to the promotion of peptide hydrolysis. The overall results suggest that co-feeding appropriate small amounts of SCG to FW digesters can be a realistic sustainable option for SCG management.
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- Danbee Kim
- Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-Gil, Eonyang-Eup, Ulju-Gun, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
- Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 25, Samso-Ro 270Beon-Gil, Buk-Gu, Gwangju, 61003, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-Gil, Eonyang-Eup, Ulju-Gun, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-Gil, Eonyang-Eup, Ulju-Gun, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
- Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-Gil, Eonyang-Eup, Ulju-Gun, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
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Jomnonkhaow U, Plangklang P, Reungsang A, Peng CY, Chu CY. Valorization of spent coffee grounds through integrated bioprocess of fermentable sugars, volatile fatty acids, yeast-based single-cell protein and biofuels production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 393:130107. [PMID: 38016585 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Recovering nutrients from waste for biological processes aligns with sustainability principles. This study aimed to convert spent coffee grounds (SCG) into valuable products, including fermentable sugars, volatile fatty acids (VFAs), yeast-based single-cell protein and biofuels. Alkaline pretreatment was conducted before enzymatic hydrolysis, in which the pretreated SCG was hydrolyzed with varying enzyme loadings (20-60 filter paper units (FPU)/g-solid) and solid loadings (3-15 % w/v). The hydrolyzed slurry was utilized for VFAs and hydrogen production, yielding high values of 0.66 g/g-volatile solids (VS) and 109 mL/g-VS, respectively, using an enzyme loading of 50 FPU/g-solid and a solid loading of 3 % (w/v). The derived VFAs were used to cultivate a newly isolated yeast, Candida maltosa KKU-ARY2, resulting in an accumulated protein content of 43.7 % and a biomass concentration of 4.6 g/L. This study highlights the conversion of SCG into essential components, emphasizing the benefits of waste utilization through cascade bioprocesses.
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- Umarin Jomnonkhaow
- Research Group for Development of Microbial Hydrogen Production Process from Biomass, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Research Group for Development of Microbial Hydrogen Production Process from Biomass, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Research Group for Development of Microbial Hydrogen Production Process from Biomass, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Technology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Academy of Science, Royal Society of Thailand, Bangkok 10300, Thailand.
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- Master's Program of Green Energy Science and Technology, Feng Chia University, Taichung 40724, Taiwan; Institute of Green Products, Feng Chia University, Taichung 40724, Taiwan
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- Master's Program of Green Energy Science and Technology, Feng Chia University, Taichung 40724, Taiwan; Institute of Green Products, Feng Chia University, Taichung 40724, Taiwan
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Yoon B, Jun K. Effects of campus dining sustainable practices on consumers' perception and behavioral intention in the United States. Nutr Res Pract 2023; 17:1019-1027. [PMID: 37780211 PMCID: PMC10522818 DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2023.17.5.1019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Sustainability has become one of the top priorities in the foodservice industry. With an increase in consumer interest in sustainability and educational opportunities in higher education, it is important to know what sustainable practices are implemented in campus dining and how sustainable practices affect consumers' responses. This study aims to identify the key sustainable practices in the campus dining context, and investigate the relationship by applying the stimulus-organism-response framework to determine whether the key sustainable practices influence consumers' perception and behavioral intentions. SUBJECTS/METHODS The self-administered online survey was distributed to college students in 8 dining halls at a large southeastern university in the United States from September 20-October 10, 2019. A total of 382 valid questionnaires were collected, and factor analysis and multiple regressions were utilized to test the research model. RESULTS This study identified 4 dimensions of campus sustainability with a total of sustainable practices: sustainable food, waste management, energy/water conservation, and recycling/reuse. Three dimensions of sustainable campus practices (i.e., sustainable food, waste management, recycling/reuse) played a significant role in consumers forming a perceived value while energy/water conservation did not significantly influence the consumers' perceived value toward the campus dining. Waste management was identified as the most important practice to enhance consumers' perceived value (β = 0.330). Using sustainable food and recycling/reuse were ranked second and third, respectively (β = 0.262, β = 0.154). The findings confirmed the significant positive relationship between perceived value and revisit intentions. CONCLUSIONS The findings support the inclusion of dining sustainability as a critical component in explaining college students' perceived value and revisit intention toward campus dining. Furthermore, this study provides practical implications for university administrators and foodservice operators to consider the key sustainable practices to meet the consumers' value and revisit intentions.
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- Borham Yoon
- Department of Food and Nutrition, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Kosin University, Busan 49104, Korea
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Antioxidant and ultraviolet shielding performance of lignin-polysaccharide complex isolated from spent coffee ground. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 230:123245. [PMID: 36639080 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Spent coffee ground (SCG) is a representative type of biomass waste with huge annual output. To better develop high value applications of SCG, in this study, the lignin-polysaccharide complex (LPC) was isolated from SCG by applying effective ball milling and the subsequent solvent extraction of 96 % 1, 4-dioxane aqueous solution. In addition to the comprehensive analyses of the obtained LPC regarding its chemical composition, surface morphology, molecular weight distribution, characteristic functional groups, surface chemical linkages, and thermal stability, its potentials in radical scavenging and UV shielding had been emphatically investigated. As revealed from the results, a proper duration (e.g., 4 h) of UV irradiation could evidently enhance the radical-scavenging capacity of LPC, ascribed to the increasing number of antioxidant groups. Moreover, the LPC-containing composite sunscreens also exhibited strengthened UV resistance after UV irradiation, which may benefit from the UV-induced conjugated structures and the π-π stacking of aromatic rings from both LPC and the active ingredients in commercial sunscreen. Therefore, LPC is highly promising to be exploited for the development of novel antioxidants and UV-shielding products, by virtue of its characteristic chemical structure and potential synergistic effect with other active ingredients from the composite.
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Dias MES, Takeda PY, Fuess LT, Tommaso G. Inoculum-to-substrate ratio and solid content effects over in natura spent coffee grounds anaerobic digestion. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 325:116486. [PMID: 36308963 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Coffee is the second most traded commodity worldwide, and its production is associated with the generation of a large number of residues, which are underused and disposed of in landfills. Notably, the coffee industry annually generates approximately 6 million tons of industrial spent coffee ground (ISCG) when extracting coffee flavorings to produce soluble coffee. That resource loss scenario has been highlighted in sustainable waste management contexts as an opportunity to improve the coffee circular economy. Despite ISCG bioconversion to methane potentially meets the waste-to-energy purposes of reducing residues disposal in landfills, decreasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and increasing renewable energy sources, data about anaerobic digestion (AD) of ISCG remains quite restricted. That limitation becomes more apparent owing to the lack of data focusing on AD key parameters for ISCG as substrate. This study assessed the influence of inoculum-to-substrate ratio (ISR) and the solid content influences on mesophilic (37 °C) ISCG-AD throughout the Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Central Composite Design (CCD). Results revealed that both factors, ISR and solid content, should be kept above a certain threshold of 0.5 and 6.0 gTVS L-1 to ensure experimental reliability, as well as reproductively and above 1.0 and 8.0 gTVS L-1 to avoid underestimation on the MY potential achieved. Concerning ISCG-AD kinetics, the quadratic model optimum condition was at 1.36 and 14.83 gTVS L-1 for ISR and solid content, respectively. This optimum range for ISR and solid content could guide further development of process configurations for mono- and co-digestion of ISCG, avoiding underestimation of the MY potential and extended incubation periods.
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- M E S Dias
- Biological Processes Laboratory, Center for Research, Development and Innovation in Environmental Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Block 4-F, 1100 João Dagnone Avenue, Santa Angelina, São Carlos/SP, Brazil.
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- Biological Processes Laboratory, Center for Research, Development and Innovation in Environmental Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC), University of São Paulo (USP), Block 4-F, 1100 João Dagnone Avenue, Santa Angelina, São Carlos/SP, Brazil.
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 580, Bloco 18 - Conjunto das Químicas, 05508-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Faculty of Animal Science and Food Engineering (FZEA), University of São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga/SP, Brazil.
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Xie M, Xu L, Wu K, Wen Y, Jiang H, Jiang Z. Rheology and microstructure effects of waste spent coffee grounds in modifying asphalt binder. LOW-CARBON MATERIALS AND GREEN CONSTRUCTION 2023. [PMCID: PMC9889243 DOI: 10.1007/s44242-022-00004-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Herein the biowaste by-product spent coffee grounds (SCGs) from coffee industry were incorporated into asphalt binders for performance enhancement. From the analysis of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic shear rheometer (DSR), and Brookfield viscosity rheometer, it is confirmed that SCGs have potential prospects as bio-waste modifiers in the application of sustainable pavements. Results demonstrated that the modification process was mainly based on physical reinforcement. Compared with that of the neat asphalt, the shearing stress-resistant ability and high-temperature performance of the SCGs modified binders with the appropriate addition presented a bit of improvement; whereas the binders with 1% and 3% SCGs exhibited remarkably enhanced low-temperature stability. However, notable weaknesses of practical performance were shown for the binder with excessive content of SCGs, indicating the necessity of proportion selecting before application.
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- Mingjun Xie
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804 China
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- Shanghai Pinghe Bilingua,School, Shanghai, 201206 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804 China
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Khaekratoke K, Laksanawimol P, Thancharoen A. Use of fermented spent coffee grounds as a substrate supplement for rearing black soldier fly larvae, Hermetia illucens (L), (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). PeerJ 2022; 10:e14340. [PMID: 36340198 PMCID: PMC9632463 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Spent coffee grounds (SCG), an increasingly abundant waste product with environmental disposal problems, has been used as a dietary supplement for many animals and have the potential to be used as a dietary supplement for black soldier fly (BSF) larvae; however, its effective use is still under scrutiny. To date, no studies have considered the use of SCG after microbial fermentation (fSCG) and its effects on BSF life history. Methods A mixture of fruit and vegetable pulp residue supplemented with one of six different fSCG percentages (0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100% by weight) were provided as a diet substrate in order to evaluate the effect of the fSCG quantity on BSF growth, yield, and conversion ability. Results The addition of fSCG to the pulp diet prolonged larval development times, while 100% fSCG affected the larval survival rate and resulted in a male-biased adult sex ratio. The 20-40% fSCG and 40-60% fSCG treatments supported the largest prepupal and mature larval sizes, respectively. The highest waste reduction efficiency and feed conversion rate by BSF larvae was found with 20% fSCG, similar to the control (0% fSCG). Discussion From the short rearing time, high yield, and high bioconversion efficiency, a 20% fSCG supplementation of the mixed pulp was recommended for rearing BSF larvae. These data are valuable for coffee by-product waste management in urban areas.
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Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Sugarcane Leaves, Cow Dung and Food Waste: Focus on Methane Yield and Synergistic Effects. FERMENTATION 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation8080399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) of food waste (FW) and lignocellulose waste is a promising technology for methane production. This work investigated the methane generation from AcoD of FW, sugarcane leaves (SLs), and cow dung (CD) under mesophilic conditions in a batch test. As for AcoD of two feedstocks (SL and FW or CD and FW), introduction of SL and CD (25%, volatile solid (VS) basis) showed slight improvement in methane production from FW. In contrast, positive synergistic effect (synergy index = 1.03–1.14 > 1) was observed in all the AcoD reactors of the three feedstocks (SL, CD, and FW). The optimum mixing ratio of FW:SL:CD (VS basis) was 85:11.25:3.75 with a synergy index of 1.07, achieving a methane yield rate and methane content of 297.16 mL/g VS and 73.26%, respectively. This group cumulative methane production was an improvement of 110.45 and 444.72% higher than mono-digestion of SL and CD. The biodegradability, soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD), and VS removal rate were 56.44, 44.55 and 55.38%, respectively. The optimum results indicated that AcoD of FW, SL, and CD have higher potentials for energy recovery and provided forceful scientific evidence for their energy utilization.
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Oliva A, Tan LC, Papirio S, Esposito G, Lens PNL. Use of N-Methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO) pretreatment to enhance the bioconversion of lignocellulosic residues to methane. BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY 2022; 14:11113-11130. [PMID: 38698922 PMCID: PMC11060973 DOI: 10.1007/s13399-022-03173-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Lignocellulosic residues (LRs) are one of the most abundant wastes produced worldwide. Nevertheless, unlocking the full energy potential from LRs for biofuel production is limited by their complex structure. This study investigated the effect of N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO) pretreatment on almond shell (AS), spent coffee grounds (SCG), and hazelnut skin (HS) to improve their bioconversion to methane. The pretreatment was performed using a 73% NMMO solution heated at 120 °C for 1, 3, and 5 h. The baseline methane productions achieved from raw AS, SCG, and HS were 54.7 (± 5.3), 337.4 (± 16.5), and 265.4 (± 10.4) mL CH4/g VS, respectively. The NMMO pretreatment enhanced the methane potential of AS up to 58%, although no changes in chemical composition and external surface were observed after pretreatment. Opposite to this, pretreated SCG showed increased porosity (up to 63%) and a higher sugar percentage (up to 27%) after pretreatment despite failing to increase methane production. All pretreatment conditions were effective on HS, achieving the highest methane production of 400.4 (± 9.5) mL CH4/g VS after 5 h pretreatment. The enhanced methane production was due to the increased sugar percentage (up to 112%), lignin removal (up to 29%), and loss of inhibitory compounds during the pretreatment. An energy assessment revealed that the NMMO pretreatment is an attractive technology to be implemented on an industrial scale for energy recovery from HS residues. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13399-022-03173-x.
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- A. Oliva
- National University of Ireland Galway, Department of Microbiology and Ryan Institute, University Road, Galway, H91 TK33 Ireland
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- National University of Ireland Galway, Department of Microbiology and Ryan Institute, University Road, Galway, H91 TK33 Ireland
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- University of Naples Federico II, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- University of Naples Federico II, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- National University of Ireland Galway, Department of Microbiology and Ryan Institute, University Road, Galway, H91 TK33 Ireland
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Gebreeyessus GD. Towards the sustainable and circular bioeconomy: Insights on spent coffee grounds valorization. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 833:155113. [PMID: 35427619 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Discovered in Ethiopia, coffee became a popular beverage in Asia, Europe, Latin America, Australia, Africa and the North America as a drink after water and the largest goods after petroleum. However, the coffee industry generates a huge biomass as its byproducts of which the spent coffee grounds (SCG) is concerning, especially in the production chain away from the farm. Therefore, the valorization and revalorization of the SCG has a huge impact on the socioeconomic and environmental sustainability of the industry, up to the realization of the circular bioeconomy. With the advancing biorefinery concept, even an almost complete recovery of the SCG is reported at an experimental level. Such kind of studies increased with time following the action of the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations Development Program promulgated in 2015. The current review highlights on the background, socioeconomic, environmental contexts of coffee production and the SCG valorization and revalorization studies. Refereeing to 154 screened articles published in over 30 years' time, the SCG revalorization efforts and its integrated biorefinery as a green management approach are uniquely addressed. Plenty of studies have reported the production of bio-products from the SCG, such as the derivation of adsorbents, biochar, bioethanol, biogas, biodiesel, bio-oil, compost, construction material aggregates, cosmetics, electricity and food ingredients. In conclusion, the recovery potential of the SCG is promising and can substantially contribute to a sustainable and green bioeconomy. Nevertheless, the recovery of bioactive materials through SCG fermentation is still lacking. Most studies are conducted on a lab scale, which needs to be piloted and commissioned. Furthermore, the link between climate change and variability vis-à-vis the sustainable management of the SCG remains unaddressed.
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- Getachew Dagnew Gebreeyessus
- Department of Urban Environmental Management, Kotebe University of Education, P.O. Box 31248, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Africa Center of Excellence for Water Management at Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Kampioti A, Komilis D. Anaerobic co-digestion of coffee waste with other organic substrates: A mixture experimental design. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 297:134124. [PMID: 35247448 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The viability of the anaerobic co-digestion of coffee waste (CFW) with other organic waste (cow manure-CM, food waste-FW, anaerobic sludge-AS) was investigated through measurements of biogas generation of various mixtures of the above substrates. The experiments were designed following the principles of mixture experimental design. Four different mixtures were tested anaerobically at 37 °C in 500 mL and 1 L anaerobic vessels. AS was used in some mixtures as an inoculum. The results were fitted to two empirical models in which biogas generation was the dependent variable and the fractions of the components in the mixture were the independent variables. According to the empirical models, the co-digestion of CFW with AS appeared to have a positive (synergistic) effect, generating 201 mL g-1 VSmixture, which was 12% higher than the amount generated from the mono-digestion of AS (179 mL g-1 VS). On the other hand, the co-digestion of CFW with CM and of CFW with FW had a negative (antagonistic) effect on biogas generation indicating that CFW inhibits biogas generation when mixed with CM and FW. Although the mono-digestion of CM resulted in an average of 149 mL g-1 VS of biogas, when CM was combined with CFW in a mixture, biogas generation was highly reduced by 43.8%-85.1%, depending on the CFW content of the mixtures, which was 25% and 50%, respectively. When co-digesting CFW with FW, the biogas generated was 7.02 mL g-1 VS that was obtained only from the FW in the mixture.
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- Laboratory of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, 67132, Greece.
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Bijla L, Aissa R, Laknifli A, Bouyahya A, Harhar H, Gharby S. Spent coffee grounds: A sustainable approach toward novel perspectives of valorization. J Food Biochem 2022; 46:e14190. [PMID: 35553079 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.14190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Coffee is one of the most popular and preferred drinks in the world, being consumed for its refreshing and energizing properties. As a result, the consumption of coffee generates millions of tons of waste, in particular, spent coffee grounds (SCG). On the contrary, food waste recovery is an incredibly sustainable and convenient solution to the growing need for materials, fuels, and chemicals. SCG has been developed as a precious resource of several high value-added products (oil, proteins, minerals, fatty acids, sterols….). Thus, a transformative pathway to a circular economy that involves the valorization of coffee wastes and by-products is currently attracting the attention of researchers worldwide. The potential growth of scientific papers and publications promotes a comprehensive review to determine the research hotspots, knowledge structure, and to consider future avenues and challenges. Therefore, in this paper, we conducted a systematic review based on 275 indexed papers on the composition and valorization of SCG as a prospective environmental source. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: SCG can be applied in agro-food industries.
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- Laila Bijla
- Laboratory Biotechnology, Materials and Environment Team, LBME, Faculty Polydisciplinary of Taroudant, University Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco
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- Bioprocesses and Environment Team, LASIME, Ecole Supérieure de Technologie d'Agadir, Ibnou Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco
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- Laboratory Biotechnology, Materials and Environment Team, LBME, Faculty Polydisciplinary of Taroudant, University Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco
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- Laboratoire de Materiaux, Nanotechnologie et Environnement LMNE, Faculte des Sciences, Universite Mohammed V de rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Human Pathologies Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Genomic Center of Human Pathologies, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory Biotechnology, Materials and Environment Team, LBME, Faculty Polydisciplinary of Taroudant, University Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco
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Atabani AE, Mahmoud E, Aslam M, Naqvi SR, Juchelková D, Bhatia SK, Badruddin IA, Khan TMY, Hoang AT, Palacky P. Emerging potential of spent coffee ground valorization for fuel pellet production in a biorefinery. ENVIRONMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY 2022; 25:1-39. [PMID: 35530442 PMCID: PMC9061234 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-022-02361-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Abstract The global market for fuel pellets (FPs) has been steadily growing because of a shift to coal substitutes. However, sustainability and the availability of biomass are the main issues. Various kinds of bio-wastes can be valorized through cutting-edge technologies. In the coffee industry, a valuable organic waste called spent coffee grounds (SCGs) is generated in bulk. SCG can be divided into two components, namely spent coffee ground oil and defatted spent coffee grounds (DSCG). SCG and DSCG can be used to produce FPs with excellent higher heating values. This review highlights that burning FPs composed of 100% SCG is not feasible due to the high emission of NOx. Moreover, the combustion is accompanied by a rapid temperature drop due to incomplete combustion which leads to lower boiler combustion efficiencies and increased carbon monoxide emissions. This was because of the low pellet strength and bulk density of the FP. Mixing SCG with other biomass offers improved boiler efficiency and emissions. Some of the reported optimized FPs include 75% SCG + 20% coffee silverskin, 30% SCG + 70% pine sawdust, 90% SCG + 10% crude glycerol, 32% SCG + 23% coal fines + 11% sawdust + 18% mielie husks + 10% waste paper + 6% paper pulp, and 50% SCG + 50% pine sawdust. This review noted the absence of combustion and emissions analyses of DSCG and the need for their future assessment. Valorization of DSCG offers a good pathway to improve the economics of an SCG-based biorefinery where the extracted SCGO can be valorized in other applications. The combustion and emissions of DSCG were not previously reported in detail. Therefore, future investigation of DSCG in boilers is essential to assess the potential of this industry and improve its economics. Graphical abstract Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10668-022-02361-z.
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- A. E. Atabani
- Alternative Fuels Research Laboratory (AFRL), Energy Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey
- Department of Electronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Defense Road, Off Raiwind Road, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Electronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029 Republic of Korea
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Engineering, HUTECH University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Electronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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Johnson K, Liu Y, Lu M. A Review of Recent Advances in Spent Coffee Grounds Upcycle Technologies and Practices. FRONTIERS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fceng.2022.838605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Coffee is the world’s second largest beverage only next to water. After coffee consumption, spent coffee grounds (SCGs) are usually thrown away and eventually end up in landfills. In recent years, technologies and policies are actively under development to change this century old practice, and develop SCGs into value added energy and materials. In this paper, technologies and practices are classified into two categories, those reuses SCGs entirely, and those breakdown SCGs and reuse by components. This article provided a brief review of various ways to reuse SCGs published after 2017, and provided more information on SCG quantity, SCG biochar development for pollutant removal and using SCG upcycle cases for education. SCG upcycle efforts align the best with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) #12 “ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns,” the resultant fuel products contribute to SDG #7 “affordable and clean energy,” and the resultant biochar products contribute to SDG #6, “clean water and sanitation.”
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Chen Y, Cai W, Zhang M, Xie M, Tan F, Yang F. Highly elastic aerogel derived from spent coffee grounds as oil removal adsorbent. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-021-1052-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Data-Driven Optimal Design of a CHP Plant for a Hospital Building: Highlights on the Role of Biogas and Energy Storages on the Performance. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15030858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Combined heat and power (CHP) generation plants are an assessed valuable solution to significantly reduce primary energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Nevertheless, the primary energy saving (PES) and CO2 reduction potentials of this solution are strictly related to the accurate definition and management of thermal and electric loads. Data-driven analysis could represent a significant contribution for optimizing the CHP plant design and operation and then to fully deploy this potential. In this paper, the use of a bi-level optimization approach for the design of a CHP is applied to a real application (a large Italian hospital in Rome). Based on historical data of the hospital thermal and electric demand, clustering analysis is applied to identify a limited number of load patterns representative of the annual load. These selected patterns are then used as input data in the design procedure. A Mixed Integer Linear Programming coupled with a Genetic Algorithm is implemented to optimize the energy dispatch and size of the CHP plant, respectively, with the aim of maximizing the PES while minimizing total costs and carbon emissions. Finally, the effects of integrating biogas from the Anaerobic Digestion (AD) of the Spent Coffee Ground (SCG) and Energy Storage (ES) technologies are investigated. The results achieved provide a benchmark for the application of these technologies in this specific field, highlighting performances and benefits with respect to traditional approaches. The effective design of the CHP unit allows for achieving CO2 reduction in the order of 10%, ensuring economic savings (up to 40%), when compared with a baseline configuration where no CHP is installed. Further environmental benefits can be achieved by means of the integration of AD and ES pushing the CO2 savings up to 20%, still keeping the economical convenience of the capital investment.
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Zara S, Rihani R, Blel W, Bentahar F. Anaerobic co-digestion of dairy raw by-products and Ulva sp. macroalgae: effect of organic and inorganic additives. CR CHIM 2021. [DOI: 10.5802/crchim.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Development of green flame retardants has become a core part of the attention of material scientists and technologists in a paradigm shift from general purpose to specific sustainable products. This work is the first report on the use of coffee biowastes as sustainable flame retardants for epoxy, as a typical highly flammable polymer. We used spent coffee grounds (SCG) as well as SCG chemically modified with phosphorus (P-SCG) to develop a sustainable highly efficient flame retardant. A considerable reduction in the peak of heat release rate (pHRR) by 40% was observed in the pyrolysis combustion flow calorimeter analysis (PCFC), which proved the merit of the used coffee biowastes for being used as sustainable flame retardants for polymers. This work would open new opportunities to investigate the impact of other sorts of coffee wastes rather than SCG from different sectors of the coffee industry on polymers of different family.
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Gaidukova G, Platnieks O, Aunins A, Barkane A, Ingrao C, Gaidukovs S. Spent coffee waste as a renewable source for the production of sustainable poly(butylene succinate) biocomposites from a circular economy perspective. RSC Adv 2021; 11:18580-18589. [PMID: 35480919 PMCID: PMC9033479 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra03203h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Turning waste products into useable resources is a necessity for the sustainable future of our planet. Such is the case with popular beverage coffee that produces solid waste in the form of spent coffee grounds (SCG). There is an opportunity to use SCG material as a cheap, sustainable, and biodegradable polymer filler that is received as waste from espresso machines. There have been relatively many studies that prove the concept of various agricultural and forestry waste, which can be integrated into modern green materials. Building upon this concept, we have selected a promising polyester poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) as a matrix owing to its bio-based and biodegradable nature. High loadings of SCG from 20 to 60 wt% were tested for optimal composition performance. Tensile, dynamic mechanical, thermal, and structural properties of the composites were examined, while their biodegradation in composting conditions was also analyzed. SCG filler showed different performance from various cellulose fiber-based composites, and properties significantly varied depending on loading. Compared to neat PBS, biodegradation occurred twice as fast for composite materials with high SGC loadings. Spent coffee waste from espresso machines was used as a renewable filler for the melt processing of sustainable poly(butylene succinate) biocomposites with enhanced exploitation properties.![]()
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Institute of Polymer Materials, Riga Technical University P. Valdena 3/7 Riga LV-1048 Latvia
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Institute of Polymer Materials, Riga Technical University P. Valdena 3/7 Riga LV-1048 Latvia
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- Latvian Maritime Academy Flotes3-7 Riga LV-1016 Latvia
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- Department of Economics, University of Foggia Via Romolo Caggese 1 - 71121 Foggia Italy
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Institute of Polymer Materials, Riga Technical University P. Valdena 3/7 Riga LV-1048 Latvia
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Zhang T, Tonouchi K, Kong Z, Li Y, Cheng H, Qin Y, Li YY. Improvement of coffee grounds high solid thermophilic methane fermentation by co-digestion with in-situ produced waste activated sludge: Performance and stability. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 765:142551. [PMID: 33092842 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The feasibility of in-situ stabilization in the co-digestion of coffee grounds (CG) and waste activated sludge (WAS) was investigated. Two lab-scale thermophilic continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTR), R1 and R2 were operated with substrates that contained different WAS ratios, S1 (WAS% = 20%) and S2 (WAS% = 30%). During the whole process, there was no external supply of ammonia and trace elements. The volatile solid (VS) removal efficiency of R1 and R2 was comparable, and the biogas yield of R1 (0.467 ± 0.100 L/g-VSin) was slightly higher than R2 (0.408 ± 0.020 L/g-VSin). The total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) of R1 and R2 was 482 ± 32 and 884 ± 24 mg/L, respectively. The stoichiometry formulas of co-digestion were established to calculate the theoretical microbial yield coefficients and the requirements of microorganism reproduction. A comparison between the theoretical requirements and experimental values showed that co-digestion with WAS could avoid supply for an external supply of minerals. For the net energy production, R1 and R2 could generate 6342 and 5069 kWh of electricity daily, respectively.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Department of Frontier Science for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-20 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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Sousa S, Duarte E, Mesquita M, Saraiva S. Energetic Valorization of Cereal and Exhausted Coffee Wastes Through Anaerobic Co-digestion With Pig Slurry. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.642244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the past years, there has been steady growth in work relating to improve resource efficiency through waste minimization and bioenergy recovery to mitigate climate change. Agro-food industries produce large amounts of bio-waste, challenging innovative energetic valorization strategies in the framework of circular economy principles. Anaerobic digestion (AD) technology is an interesting route to stabilize organic matter and produce biogas as a renewable energy source. This study involves continuous co-digestion of pig slurry (PS), cereal and exhausted coffee wastes (CECW) performed in a continuously stirred tank reactor, with a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 16 days under at mesophilic conditions (36.9 ± 0.3°C). The experimental trials, were designed to include different cereal and exhausted coffee liquor (CECL) shares in the feeding mixture, corresponding to different PS to CECL ratios (PS:CECL), respectively: 100:0 (T0), 90:10 (T1), 80:20 (T2), and 70:30 (T3), in terms of percentage of inlet feeding rate (v:v). The results obtained for the feeding rate (70:30) yield to the highest specific methane production (SMP = 341 ml.gVS−1) led to a 3.5-fold improvement in comparison with the reference scenario. The synergetic effect between the microbial consortia of PS and the high carbon to nitrogen ratio (C/N) of CECL explain the improvements achieved. The maximum soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) reduction (84.0%) due to the high content and soluble chemical oxygen demand to total chemical oxygen demand ratio (SCOD/TCOD) corroborate the results achieved. The digester stability, evaluated by specific energetic loading rate, was below the limit (0.4 d−1). Results from ANOVA showed a significant effect of CECL on the resulting GPR and SMP values. Additionally, Tukey's “Honest Significant Difference” method, confirmed statistically significant differences between the trials T3-T0, T3-T1, T3-T2, and T2-T0. Thus, co-digestion of PS and of CECL seems to be a promising approach for bioenergy recovery and promoting biowastes circularity.
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Atelge MR, Atabani AE, Abut S, Kaya M, Eskicioglu C, Semaan G, Lee C, Yildiz YŞ, Unalan S, Mohanasundaram R, Duman F, Kumar G. Anaerobic co-digestion of oil-extracted spent coffee grounds with various wastes: Experimental and kinetic modeling studies. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 322:124470. [PMID: 33338944 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The effect of oil extraction from spent coffee grounds as a pre-treatment strategy prior to anaerobic digestion besides assessing the feasibility of defatted spent coffee grounds co-digestion with spent tea waste, glycerin, and macroalgae were examined. Mesophilic BMP tests were performed using defatted spent coffee grounds alongside four co-substrates in the ratio of 25, 50, and 75%, respectively. The highest methane yield was obtained with the mono-digestion of defatted spent coffee grounds with 336 ± 7 mL CH4/g VS and the yield increased with the increase in the mass ratio of defatted spent coffee grounds during co-digestion. Moreover, defatted spent coffee grounds showed the highest VS and TS removal at 35.5% and 32.1%, respectively and decreased thereafter. Finally, a linear regression model for the interaction effects between substrates was demonstrated and showed that distinctly mixing defatted spent coffee grounds, spent coffee grounds, and spent tea waste outperforms other triple mixed substrates.
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- M R Atelge
- Alternative Fuels Research Laboratory (AFRL), Energy Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Siirt University, 56100 Siirt, Turkey.
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- Alternative Fuels Research Laboratory (AFRL), Energy Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology, Siirt University, 56100 Siirt, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Siirt University, 56100 Siirt, Turkey
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- UBC Bioreactor Technology Group, School of Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Institute of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, Box 8600 Forus, 4036 Stavanger, Norway
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- School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey
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- Alternative Fuels Research Laboratory (AFRL), Energy Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey
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- School of Computer Science and Engineering, VIT University, India
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey
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- Institute of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, Box 8600 Forus, 4036 Stavanger, Norway
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Poveda-Giraldo J, Cardona Alzate C. A biorefinery for the valorization of marigold (Calendula officinalis) residues to produce biogas and phenolic compounds. FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2020.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Akyol Ç. In search of the optimal inoculum to substrate ratio during anaerobic co-digestion of spent coffee grounds and cow manure. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTES AND PUBLIC CLEANSING ASSOCIATION, ISWA 2020; 38:1278-1283. [PMID: 32356493 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x20914731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The inoculum to substrate (I:S) ratio is a crucial operating parameter during the start-up period of anaerobic digestion (AD) processes and this ratio shows high differentiation with respect to substrate composition. While spent coffee grounds (SCG) have started to gain attraction in AD as a co-substrate due to their vast production and promising methane potential, there is still not enough information on the operative environment of SCG-based biogas reactors. This study investigated the optimal I:S ratio during anaerobic co-digestion of SCG and cow manure. Biochemical methane potential tests were conducted at mesophilic conditions and the influence of I:S ratio on methane production and digestion stability was evaluated at a wide range of I:S ratios from 0.5:1 to 4:1 (volatile solids (VS) basis). Methane yields increased gradually starting from the I:S ratio of 0.5:1 up to 3:1 and the highest methane yield (225 mlCH4 gVS-1) was achieved at the I:S ratio of 3:1. Comparatively lower methane yields were obtained at the ratios of 3.5:1 and 4:1. Instable AD conditions were established at the lowest I:S ratio examined (0.5:1), which caused volatile fatty acid (VFA) accumulation. The results highlighted that anaerobic co-digestion of SCG and cow manure is a promising approach, while the I:S ratio should be well-maintained due to the high potential risk of rapid and/or excess VFA production of these feedstocks.
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- Çağrı Akyol
- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, Turkey
- Department of Science and Engineering of Materials, Environment and Urban Planning-SIMAU, Marche Polytechnic University, Italy
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Hou T, Zhao J, Lei Z, Shimizu K, Zhang Z. Synergistic effects of rice straw and rice bran on enhanced methane production and process stability of anaerobic digestion of food waste. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 314:123775. [PMID: 32652449 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study investigated the synergistic effects of rice straw (RS) and rice bran (RB) addition on methane production and process stability of anaerobic digestion of food waste (FW). Positive synergistic effect (Synergy index (SI) = 1.03-1.24 > 1) was noticed in all the co-digestion reactors. The optimum mixing ratio of FW:RS:RB (volatile solid (VS) basis) was 60:10:30 with the maximum SI (1.24), achieving 27.4% increase in methane yield (235.4 mL/g-VS) and around 5 days shorter of λ (3.7 days) compared to the mono-digestion of FW (184.8 mL/g-VS and 8.2 days). Remarkably high concentration of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) was also accumulated in the mono-digestion of FW, especially propionic acid, which to a great extent caused the methane production to stagnate. Results from this study demonstrate that co-digestion of FW and RS with RB has high potentials for energy recovery from AD of the mixed feedstocks and its stable operation.
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan.
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Mohd Johari SA, Aqsha A, Osman NB, Shamsudin MR, Ameen M, Dol SS. Enhancing biogas production in anaerobic co-digestion of fresh chicken manure with corn stover at laboratory scale. SN APPLIED SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-3063-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Baek G, Kim D, Kim J, Kim H, Lee C. Treatment of Cattle Manure by Anaerobic Co-Digestion with Food Waste and Pig Manure: Methane Yield and Synergistic Effect. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17134737. [PMID: 32630263 PMCID: PMC7370025 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17134737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The management of cattle manure (CM) has become increasingly challenging because its production continues to rise, while the regulations on manure management have become increasingly stringent. In Korea, most farms produce CM as a dry mixture with lignocellulosic bedding materials (mainly sawdust), making it impractical to treat CM by anaerobic digestion. To address this problem, this study examined whether anaerobic co-digestion with food waste (FW) and pig manure (PM) could be an effective approach for the treatment of CM. The batch anaerobic digestion tests at different CM: FW: PM mixing ratios showed that more methane was produced as the FW fraction increased, and as the CM fraction decreased. The response surface models describing how the substrate mixing ratio affects the methane yield and synergistic effect (methane yield basis) were successfully generated. The models proved that the methane yield and synergistic effect respond differently to changes in the substrate mixing ratio. The maximum 30-day methane yield was predicted at 100% FW, whereas the maximum 30-day synergy index was estimated for the mixture of 47% CM, 6% FW, and 47% PM (total solids basis). The synergy index model showed that CM, FW, and PM could be co-digested without a substantial loss of their methane potential at any mixing ratio (30-day synergy index, 0.89-1.22), and that a possible antagonistic effect could be avoided by keeping the FW proportion less than 50%. The results suggest that co-digestion with PM and FW could be flexibly applied for the treatment and valorization of CM in existing anaerobic digestion plants treating FW and PM.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-52-217-2822; Fax: +82-52-217-2819
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Massaro Sousa L, Ferreira MC, Hou QF, Yu AB. Feeding spent coffee grounds into reactors: TFM simulation of a non-mechanical spouted bed type feeder. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2020; 109:161-170. [PMID: 32408099 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Due to the increasing coffee production, Spent Coffee Grounds' (SCGs) generation has grown dramatically, hence appropriate management of this solid biomass waste is imperative. SCGs can be used as feedstocks for renewable energy and fuel generation provided that a stable feeding of powders to reactors is maintained. Recently, a non-mechanical spouted bed feeder proved itself an excellent alternative in feeding SCGs to a pilot-scale circulating fluidized bed reactor. Nonetheless, further studies are necessary for the feeder's implementation in commercial applications. Here the feeding of SCGs with the spouted bed feeder is addressed by using Computational Fluid Dynamics. Firstly, a Two-Fluid Model (TFM) is validated against experimental data, and then the effects of five operating and design parameters were analyzed aiming at improving the handling of SCGs. The solids flowrate (WS) in the reactor could be stably controlled from 4 to 30 g/s depending on the settings. The feeder performance is enhanced by operating it under high gas flowrate (Q), high entrainment length (z), and high mass of solids in the feeder (HS). Using feeders with low cone angle (γ) or reactors with large diameter (DR) increases WS, which is appealing for the operation of medium-to large-scale units. The proposed TFM is a cost-effective tool for implementing spouted bed feeders in commercial applications. With the feeder coupled to the process, SCGs are treated continuously in the reactor for energy generation, thus reducing the disposal problems associated with this waste and improving the management of SCGs globally.
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- Lucas Massaro Sousa
- ARC Research Hub for Computational Particle Technology, Chemical Engineering Department, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia; Drying Center for Pastes, Suspensions, and Seeds, Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of São Carlos, P.O. Box 676, 13565-905 São Carlos, Brazil
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- Drying Center for Pastes, Suspensions, and Seeds, Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of São Carlos, P.O. Box 676, 13565-905 São Carlos, Brazil
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- ARC Research Hub for Computational Particle Technology, Chemical Engineering Department, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
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- ARC Research Hub for Computational Particle Technology, Chemical Engineering Department, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia; Centre for Simulation and Modelling of Particulate Systems, Southeast University-Monash University Joint Research Institute, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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Elmously M, Jäger N, Apfelbacher A, Daschner R, Hornung A. Thermo-Catalytic Reforming of spent coffee grounds. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2019. [DOI: 10.1186/s40643-019-0281-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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AbstractConversion of spent coffee grounds through the Thermo-Catalytic Reforming system (TCR®) is evaluated in this study. While, the TCR® is a technology that has been developed by Fraunhofer UMSICHT, which combines an intermediate pyrolysis and a catalytic reforming. The temperature of the catalytic reformer is varied between 500 and 700 °C to achieve an optimum yield quantities and qualities of the products. The hydrogen concentration is maximized at a reforming temperature of 700 °C, and a gas yield up to 52 wt% is achieved. The thermal stable bio-oil produced at 700 °C has the highest calorific value of 36.8 MJ/kg with significantly low oxygen and water content, low viscosity and low TAN (total acid number). Furthermore, the maximum bio-oil and char yields are obtained at the lowest reforming temperature of 500 °C. Overall spent coffee grounds show a great potential as feedstock in the Thermo-Catalytic Reforming for energy and bio-chemicals production.
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Fáberová M, Ivanová L, Szabová P, Štolcová M, Bodík I. The influence of selected pharmaceuticals on biogas production from laboratory and real anaerobic sludge. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:31846-31855. [PMID: 31489546 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06314-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The presented study summarizes laboratory tests results to define the inhibition effect of selected pharmaceuticals on biogas production under anaerobic digestion conditions. Two sets of inhibition tests were realized: (i) with real anaerobic sludge (from municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) where sludge is present and includes a wide spectrum of pharmaceuticals over a long period) and (ii) with laboratory sludge (sludge without pharmaceuticals). Methanogenic tests lasting 20 days were performed with three analgesics (diclofenac, ibuprofen, and tramadol), two antibiotics (amoxicillin and ciprofloxacin), β-blocker (atenolol), three psychoactive compounds (carbamazepine, caffeine, and cotinine), and a mixture of these compounds. All tests were performed with two concentrations of pharmaceuticals (10 μg/L and 500 μg/L). Results of the methanogenic tests showed the different behaviors of the investigated sludges in the presence of individual pharmaceuticals. Stimulation of anaerobic digestion was mostly detected for laboratory (unadapted) sludge (e.g., the addition of ibuprofen at a concentration of 500 μg/L increased biogas production by 61%). On the other hand, pharmaceuticals inhibited biogas production for real sludge (e.g., the addition of ciprofloxacin 500 μg/L decreased biogas production by 52%).
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- Milota Fáberová
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Organic Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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Massaya J, Prates Pereira A, Mills-Lamptey B, Benjamin J, Chuck CJ. Conceptualization of a spent coffee grounds biorefinery: A review of existing valorisation approaches. FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2019.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Andreola F, Borghi A, Pedrazzi S, Allesina G, Tartarini P, Lancellotti I, Barbieri L. Spent Coffee Grounds in the Production of Lightweight Clay Ceramic Aggregates in View of Urban and Agricultural Sustainable Development. MATERIALS 2019; 12:ma12213581. [PMID: 31683570 PMCID: PMC6862488 DOI: 10.3390/ma12213581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This paper presents an innovative application for spent coffee grounds (SCGs) used as filler for the formulation of lightweight clay ceramic aggregates (LWA). LWA can be used for urban and agricultural purposes as a sustainable solution. Spent coffee grounds were tested as a pore forming agent partially acting as a replacement for red clay in material formulation before firing. Substitutions of 10, 15, and 20 wt.% of red clay were tested. The properties of lightweight aggregates with 15 wt.% of SCGs were improved using a specifically tailored fertilizer glass due to its low pH and conductivity within the soil tolerance range. Packaging glassy sand, cattle-bone flour ash, and potassium carbonate were mixed and melted in order to obtain this glass, which when added to the clayey batch functionalized the aggregates by phosphorus and potassium nutrients. The results (in particular, porosity and bulk density) show that the lightweight aggregates obtained have interesting properties for possible uses both in urban (e.g., green roofs as a drainage layer) and agricultural purposes. Moreover, pH and conductivity are in line with the Italian Standard regarding soil amendment (D.lgs. 75/2010). In addition, several leaching tests were performed in a solution containing 2 vol.% citric acid (C6H8O7) to evaluate the release capacity not only of nutrients (P and K) but also to check the presence and release of heavy metals, such as lead (Pb), that may come from the glassy precursor. The results obtained showed that nutrients are efficiently released in 21 days (P = 87.73% and K = 25.74% of released percentage) and Pb release is under the standard threshold of 30 ppm.
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- Fernanda Andreola
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria "Enzo Ferrari", Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia Via Vivarelli, 10/1-41125 Modena, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria "Enzo Ferrari", Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia Via Vivarelli, 10/1-41125 Modena, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria "Enzo Ferrari", Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia Via Vivarelli, 10/1-41125 Modena, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria "Enzo Ferrari", Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia Via Vivarelli, 10/1-41125 Modena, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria "Enzo Ferrari", Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia Via Vivarelli, 10/1-41125 Modena, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria "Enzo Ferrari", Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia Via Vivarelli, 10/1-41125 Modena, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria "Enzo Ferrari", Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia Via Vivarelli, 10/1-41125 Modena, Italy.
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Kim D, Kim H, Kim J, Lee C. Co-feeding spent coffee grounds in anaerobic food waste digesters: Effects of co-substrate and stabilization strategy. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 288:121594. [PMID: 31176937 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion of spent coffee grounds (SCG) is considered disadvantageous, particularly under mono-digestion conditions, owing to slow degradation and nutrient imbalance. This study investigated the effect of co-feeding of SCG at a low ratio into food waste (FW) digesters, with the aim to determine whether SCG can be effectively treated and valorized using the spare capacity of existing digesters. Duplicate reactors showed stable performance under FW mono-digestion conditions but manifested severe deterioration in three volume turnovers after co-feeding of SCG (FW:SCG at 10:1 on a volatile solids basis). The reactors failed to recover despite repeated interrupted feeding and stabilization, and Ulva was added (FW:SCG:Ulva at 20:2:1) for nutrient supplementation. The two reactors subjected to different stabilization strategies (i.e., timing and intervals of interrupted feeding) responded differently to Ulva co-feeding: one recovered and maintained stable albeit suboptimal performance, whereas the other failed. Furthermore, the microbial communities developed differently in the reactors.
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- Danbee Kim
- School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Process Research Team, Institute of Environmental Tech, LG-Hitachi Water Solutions, 51 Gasan Digital 1-ro, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul 08592, Republic of Korea
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- School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea.
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Sequential Production of Lignin, Fatty Acid Methyl Esters and Biogas from Spent Coffee Grounds via an Integrated Physicochemical and Biological Process. ENERGIES 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/en12122360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Spent coffee grounds (SCG) are one of the lignocellulosic biomasses that have gained much attention due to their high potential both in valorization and biomethane production. Previous studies have reported single processes that extract either fatty acids/lignin or biogas. In this study, an integrated physicochemical and biological process was investigated, which sequentially recovers lignin, fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) and biogas from the residue of SCG. The determination of optimal conditions for sequential separation was based on central composite design (CCD) and response surface methodology (RSM). Independent variables adopted in this study were reaction temperature (86.1–203.9 °C), concentration of sulfuric acid (0.0–6.4%v/v) and methanol to SCG ratio (1.3–4.7 mL/g). Under determined optimal conditions of 161.0 °C, 3.6% and 4.7 mL/g, lignin and FAME yields were estimated to be 55.5% and 62.4%, respectively. FAME extracted from SCG consisted of 41.7% C16 and 48.16% C18, which makes the extractives appropriate materials to convert into biodiesel. Results from Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) further support that lignin and FAME extracted from SCG have structures similar to previously reported extractives from other lignocellulosic biomasses. The solid residue remaining after lignin and FAME extraction was anaerobically digested under mesophilic conditions, resulting in a methane yield of 36.0 mL-CH4/g-VSadded. This study is the first to introduce an integrated resource recovery platform capable of valorization of a municipal solid waste stream.
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Chen R, Wen W, Jiang H, Lei Z, Li M, Li YY. Energy recovery potential of thermophilic high-solids co-digestion of coffee processing wastewater and waste activated sludge by anaerobic membrane bioreactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 274:127-133. [PMID: 30502603 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.11.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A large amount of wastewater is generated in the processing of coffee from fruit to cup. Thermophilic high-solids co-digestion of coffee processing wastewater (CPW) and waste activated sludge (WAS) has been succeeded by anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR). Chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiencies of 92 ± 3% with an average methane yield of 0.28 LCH4/gCODremoved were achieved at a high solids content of 50 g/L in the AnMBR. The optimal digestion performance of 82.4% removal COD conversion to CH4 was achieved at hydraulic retention time (HRT) 10 d. Energy balance analysis revealed AnMBR has succeeded in energy positive at all the HRTs. The net energy potential (NEP) was determined to average 2.12-2.82 kJ/gCOD, amongst which the maximum NEP was achieved at HRT 15 d. These results indicated the high-solids co-digestion by AnMBR is a promising approach to maximize the bioenergy conversion from the co-substrate of CPW and WAS.
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- Rong Chen
- International S&T Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Key Lab of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- International S&T Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Key Lab of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Department of Fermentation Science, Faculty of Applied Bio-Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1 Sakuragaoka 1-chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- International S&T Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Key Lab of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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Stylianou M, Agapiou A, Omirou M, Vyrides I, Ioannides IM, Maratheftis G, Fasoula D. Converting environmental risks to benefits by using spent coffee grounds (SCG) as a valuable resource. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:35776-35790. [PMID: 29860699 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2359-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Coffee is perhaps one of the most vital ingredients in humans' daily life in modern world. However, this causes the production of million tons of relevant wastes, i.e., plastic cups, aluminum capsules, coffee chaff (silver skin), and spent coffee grounds (SCG), all thrown untreated into landfills. It is estimated that 1 kg of instant coffee generates around 2 kg of wet SCG; a relatively unique organic waste stream, with little to no contamination, separated directly in the source by the coffee shops. The produced waste has been under researchers' microscope as a useful feedstock for a number of promising applications. SCG is considered a valuable, nutrients rich source of bioactive compounds (e.g., phenolics, flavonoids, carotenoids, lipids, chlorogenic and protocatechuic acid, melanoidins, diterpenes, xanthines, vitamin precursors, etc.) and a useful resource material in other processes (e.g., soil improver and compost, heavy metals absorbent, biochar, biodiesel, pellets, cosmetics, food, and deodorization products). This paper aims to provide a holistic approach for the SCG waste management, highlighting a series of processes and applications in environmental solutions, food industry, and agricultural sector. Thus, the latest developments and approaches of SCG waste management are reviewed and discussed.
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- Marinos Stylianou
- NIREAS-International Research Center, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, CY-1678, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, CY-1678, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 22016, CY-1516, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Cyprus University of Technology, 30 Archbishop Kyprianos, CY-3036, Lemesos, Cyprus
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- Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 22016, CY-1516, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 22016, CY-1516, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Hao Z, Yang B, Jahng D. Spent coffee ground as a new bulking agent for accelerated biodrying of dewatered sludge. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 138:250-263. [PMID: 29605704 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The feasibility of using spent coffee ground (SCG) as a new bulking agent for biodrying of dewatered sludge (DS) was investigated in comparison with two other frequently-used bulking agents, air-dried sludge (AS) and sawdust (SD). Results showed that the moisture contents (MC) of 16-day DS biodrying with AS (Trial A), SCG (Trial B) and SD (Trial C) decreased from 70.14 wt%, 68.25 wt% and 71.63 wt% to 59.12 wt%, 41.35 wt% and 57.69 wt%, respectively. In case of Trial B, the MC rapidly decreased to 46.16 wt% with the highest water removal (70.87%) within 8 days because of the longest high-temperature period (5.8 days). Further studies indicated that the abundant biodegradable volatile solids (BVS) and high dissolved organic matter (DOM) contents in SCG were the main driving forces for water removal. According to pyrosequencing data, Firmicutes, most of which were recognized as thermophiles, was rapidly enriched on Day 8 and became the dominant phylum in Trial B. Four thermophilic genera, Bacillus, Ureibacillus, Geobacillus and Thermobifida, which can produce thermostable hydrolytic extracellular enzymes, were the most abundant in Trial B, indicating that these thermophilic bacteria evolved during the long high-temperature period enhanced the biodegradation of BVS in SCG. The 8-day biodried product of Trial B was demonstrated to be an excellent solid fuel with low heating value (LHV) of 9284 kJ kg-1, which was 2.1 and 1.8 times those of biodried products with AS and SD, respectively. Thus SCG was found to be an excellent bulking agent accelerating DS biodrying and producing a solid fuel with a high calorific value.
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- Zongdi Hao
- Department of Environmental Engineering & Energy, Myongji University, 116 Myongjiro, Cheoingu, Yonginshi, Gyeonggido, 17058, Republic of Korea
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering & Energy, Myongji University, 116 Myongjiro, Cheoingu, Yonginshi, Gyeonggido, 17058, Republic of Korea.
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Codignole Luz F, Volpe M, Fiori L, Manni A, Cordiner S, Mulone V, Rocco V. Spent coffee enhanced biomethane potential via an integrated hydrothermal carbonization-anaerobic digestion process. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 256:102-109. [PMID: 29433044 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study reports the implications of using spent coffee hydrochar as substrate for anaerobic digestion (AD) processes. Three different spent coffee hydrochars produced at 180, 220 and 250 °C, 1 h residence time, were investigated for their biomethane potential in AD process inoculated with cow manure. Spent coffee hydrochars were characterized in terms of ultimate, proximate and higher heating value (HHV), and their theoretical bio-methane yield evaluated using Boyle-Buswell equation and compared to the experimental values. The results were then analyzed using the modified Gompertz equation to determine the main AD evolution parameters. Different hydrochar properties were related to AD process performances. AD of spent coffee hydrochars produced at 180 °C showed the highest biomethane production rate (46 mL CH4/gVS.d), a biomethane potential of 491 mL/gVS (AD lasting 25 days), and a biomethane gas daily composition of about 70%.
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- Fábio Codignole Luz
- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, via Mesiano 77, 38123 Trento, Italy.
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, via Mesiano 77, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
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Karmee SK. A spent coffee grounds based biorefinery for the production of biofuels, biopolymers, antioxidants and biocomposites. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 72:240-254. [PMID: 29150258 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.10.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Spent coffee grounds are composed of lipid, carbohydrates, carbonaceous, and nitrogen containing compounds among others. Using n-hexane and n-hexane/isopropanol mixture highest oil yield was achived during soxhlet extraction of oil from spent coffee grounds. Alternatively, supercritical carbon dioxide can be employed as a green solvent for the extraction of oil. Using advanced chemical and biotechnological methods, spent coffee grounds are converted to various biofuels such as, biodiesel, renewable diesel, bioethanol, bioethers, bio-oil, biochar, and biogas. The in-situ transesterification of spent coffee grounds was carried out in a large scale (4 kg), which led to 80-83% biodiesel yield. In addition, a large number of value added and diversified products viz. polyhydroxyalkanoates, biosorbent, activated carbon, polyol, polyurethane foam, carotenoid, phenolic antioxidants, and green composite are obtained from spent coffee grounds. The principles of circular economy are applied to develop a sustanaible biorefinery based on valorisation of spent coffee grounds.
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- Sanjib Kumar Karmee
- School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa.
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Kim J, Kim H, Lee C. Ulva biomass as a co-substrate for stable anaerobic digestion of spent coffee grounds in continuous mode. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 241:1182-1190. [PMID: 28625349 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Revised: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 06/03/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Ulva biomass was evaluated as a co-substrate for anaerobic digestion of spent coffee grounds at varying organic loads (0.7-1.6g chemical oxygen demand (COD)/Ld) and substrate compositions. Co-digestion with Ulva (25%, COD basis) proved beneficial for SCG biomethanation in both terms of process performance and stability. The beneficial effect is much more pronounced at higher organic and hydraulic loads, with the highest COD removal and methane yield being 51.8% and 0.19L/g COD fed, respectively. The reactor microbial community structure changed dynamically during the experiment, and a dominance shift from hydrogenotrophic to aceticlastic methanogens occurred with increase in organic loading rate. Network analysis provides a comprehensive view of the microbial interactions involved in the system and confirms a direct positive correlation between Ulva input and methane productivity. A group of populations, including Methanobacterium- and Methanoculleus-related methanogens, was identified as a possible indicator for monitoring the biomethanation performance.
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- Jaai Kim
- School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea.
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