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ReviewCommunications engineering2025

Combined strategies for promoting short-chain fatty acids production from waste activated sludge in anaerobic fermentation.

Xiaodi Li, Lu Wang, Mianfeng Zhang, Bo Wang, Wei Zeng, Yongzhen Peng

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Review in Communications engineering, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Xiaodi LiNational Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, PR China.
Lu WangNational Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, PR China.
Mianfeng ZhangNational Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, PR China.
Bo WangNational Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, PR China. wbo@bjut.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6914-4702
Wei ZengNational Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, PR China.
Yongzhen PengNational Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4702-3774

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) No.22176007National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) No.22476005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carbon-neutral strategies are transforming wastewater treatment from pollution removal to resource recovery. Anaerobic fermentation stands out as a promising method for the recovery of short-chain fatty acids from waste activated sludge. However, short chain fatty acid yield is usually unsatisfactory due to the slow hydrolysis rate of organic substances during sludge fermentation, requiring external interventions. Different physical, chemical and biological approaches are available to enhance fermentation. This study systematically reviews the research progress in combining these physical, chemical and biological processes to facilitate short chain fatty acid production via the fermentation of waste activated sludge. The prospects for combined strategies are comprehensively discussed and the feasibility and challenges of applying combined strategies in practical wastewater treatment plants are assessed. The findings are expected to provide valuable insights for future research on sludge reutilization.

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PMID40629050
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