title: Utilization of municipal solid and liquid wastes for bioenergy and bioproducts production.
abstract: Municipal wastes, be it solid or liquid, are rising due to the global population growth and rapid urbanization and industrialization. Conventional management practice involving recycling, combustion, and treatment/disposal is deemed unsustainable. Solutions must be sought to not only increase the capacity but also improve the sustainability of waste management. Research has demonstrated that the non-recyclable waste materials and bio-solids can be converted into useable heat, electricity, or fuel and chemical through a variety of processes, including gasification, pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion, and landfill gas in addition to combustion, and wastewater streams have the potential to support algae growth and provide other energy recovery options. The present review is intended to assess and analyze the current state of knowledge in the municipal solid wastes and wastewater treatment and utilization technologies and recommend practical solution options and future research and development needs.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biorefining and Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, United States.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Center for Biorefining and Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, United States.
authors.forename: Qinglong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Center for Biorefining and Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, United States.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Addy
authors.affiliation: Center for Biorefining and Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, United States; MOE Biomass Engineering Research Center, Nanchang University, China.
authors.forename: Wenguang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: MOE Biomass Engineering Research Center, Nanchang University, China.
authors.forename: Yuhuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: MOE Biomass Engineering Research Center, Nanchang University, China.
authors.forename: Yunpu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Center for Biorefining and Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, United States; Key Laboratory of Biomass Resource Utilization, Beijing Union University, China.
authors.forename: Yanling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: MOE Biomass Engineering Research Center, Nanchang University, China.
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Center for Biorefining and Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, United States; MOE Biomass Engineering Research Center, Nanchang University, China. Electronic address: ruanx001@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D056804:Biofuels; D019149:Bioreactors; D006801:Humans; D059027:Recycling; D062611:Solid Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D064091:Waste Disposal Facilities; D062065:Wastewater / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D018508:Water Purification
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D062611:Solid Waste; D062065:Wastewater
keywords: Incineration; Microalgae; Municipal solid waste; Municipal wastewater; Thermochemicla conversion