Abstract
Food waste (FW) can be utilized as a raw material to produce energy such as hydrogen via fermentation, which is a more attractive and environmentally friendly approach compared to incineration and land-filling. Food waste must be pretreated before being used in various biological processes. The choice of the pretreatment method usually depends on the composition of the food waste. Therefore, various pretreatment methods generally employed to treat FW, including physical, physiochemical, chemical and biological pretreatments, are summarized in this review. The different pretreatment methods are compared in terms of their efficiency and biohydrogen yield. Additionally, the energy efficiencies of the various pretreatment methods are compared, thereby leading to the selection of the most efficient pretreatment method.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 18211-18225 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 36 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2020 Jul 17 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors acknowledge the National Research Foundation of Korea , grant was funded by the Korean government (MSIT, No. 2019M3E6A1103839 ). This research was also supported by the Yonsei University Research Fund of 2018 ( 2018-22-0047 ).
Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the National Research Foundation of Korea, grant was funded by the Korean government (MSIT, No. 2019M3E6A1103839). This research was also supported by the Yonsei University Research Fund of 2018 (2018-22-0047).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Fuel Technology
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
