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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

A Review of the Processes, Parameters, and Optimization of Anaerobic Digestion.

Jay N Meegoda, Brian Li, Kush Patel, Lily B Wang

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Selective survival of anaerobic digester microbes afterWater science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research · 2026
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  14. Biodigesters for Sustainable Food Waste Management.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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  17. Sewage sludge management and enhanced energy recovery using anaerobic digestion: an insight.Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jay N MeegodaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USA. meegoda@njit.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8406-7186
Brian LiDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USA. lskbr02@yahoo.com.
Kush PatelDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USA. kap68@njit.edu.
Lily B WangThe Pingry School, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, USA. lilybwang@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anaerobic digestion is a technology that has been used by humans for centuries. Anaerobic digestion is considered to be a useful tool that can generate renewable energy and significant research interest has arisen recently. The underlying theory of anaerobic digestion has been established for decades; however, a great deal of current research is directed towards the optimization of anaerobic digestion under diverse digestion conditions. This review provides a summary of the processes underlying anaerobic digestion, commonly-utilized measurements of anaerobic sludge, operating parameters of anaerobic digesters, and methods of acceleration and optimization used to improve process efficiency. Recent developments in addition to older research are considered to provide a general but comprehensive summary of accumulated knowledge in the theory of anaerobic digestion, as well as considerations in the efficient operation of digesters. We have determined that the numerous factors pertinent to the design and operation of batch-based anaerobic digesters must each be considered to ensure the maximum efficiency and cost-effectiveness of a digester provided its respective operating conditions.

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AnaerobiosisBioreactorsSewageWaste ManagementSewageanaerobic digestionbiogasenergyfood wasteoptimizationparametersprocesses

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PMID30314318
PMCPMC6210450

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