TY - GEN AU - Nikolausz,Marcell AU - Kretzschmar,Jörg AU - Nikolausz,Marcell AU - Kretzschmar,Jörg TI - Current Advances in Anaerobic Digestion Technology SN - books978-3-0365-0223-6 PY - 2021/// CY - Basel, Switzerland PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KW - Research & information: general KW - bicssc KW - Biology, life sciences KW - anaerobic digestion KW - solid digestate KW - milling process KW - sugars recovery KW - energy balances KW - bioethanol production KW - biogas upgrading KW - biomethane KW - bio-succinic acid KW - CO2 utilization KW - feasibility assessment KW - acetate KW - lactate KW - inoculum KW - food waste KW - sewage sludge KW - lactic acid bacteria KW - cattle manure KW - steam explosion KW - pre-treatment KW - UASB KW - co-digestion KW - biogas KW - high-rate anaerobic digestion KW - energy recovery KW - granular sludge KW - renewable energy KW - decentralized wastewater treatment KW - two-stage anaerobic digestion KW - Anammox KW - enzyme application KW - rheology of digestate KW - methane KW - aquaculture KW - trout KW - sludge KW - wastewater KW - drum sieve KW - microfiltration KW - settling KW - waste-to-energy KW - wet waste KW - bioenergy KW - techno-economic analysis KW - ammonia inhibition KW - chicken manure KW - dairy cow manure KW - high-solids anaerobic digestion KW - inoculum adaptation KW - volatile fatty acids KW - dry batch anaerobic digestion KW - percolation KW - permeability KW - Salmonella spp KW - Escherichia coli O157 KW - Listeria monocytogenes KW - Enterococcus faecalis KW - Clostridium spp KW - digestate KW - pathogens KW - sustainable farming KW - anaerobic digester KW - antibiotics removal KW - antimicrobial KW - chlortetracycline KW - Tylosin KW - n/a N1 - Open Access N2 - Anaerobic digestion (AD) is one of the oldest biotechnological processes and originally referred to biomass degradation under anoxic conditions in both natural and engineered systems. It has been used for decades to treat various waste streams and to produce methane-rich biogas as an important energy carrier, and it has become a major player in electrical power production. AD is a popular, mature technology, and our knowledge about the influencing process parameters as well as about the diverse microbial communities involved in the process has increased dramatically over the last few decades. To avoid competition with food and feed production, the AD feedstock spectrum has constantly been extended to waste products either rich in recalcitrant lignocellulose or containing inhibitory substances such as ammonia, which requires application of various pre-treatments or specific management of the microbial resources. Extending the definition of AD, it can also convert gases rich in hydrogen and carbon dioxide into methane that can substitute natural gas, which opens new opportunities by a direct link to traditional petrochemistry. Furthermore, AD can be coupled with emerging biotechnological applications, such as microbial electrochemical technologies or the production of medium-chain fatty acids by anaerobic fermentation. Ultimately, because of the wide range of applications, AD is still a very vital field in science. This Special Issue highlights some key topics of this research field UR - https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3502 UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/68482 ER -