title: Analysis of utilization technologies for Eichhornia crassipes biomass harvested after restoration of wastewater.
abstract: Eichhornia crassipes (EC, water hyacinth) has gained attention due to its alarming reproductive capacity, which subsequently leads to serious ecological damage of water in many eutrophic lakes in the world. The traditional mechanical removal methods have disadvantages. They squander this valuable lignocellulosic resource. Meanwhile, there is a bottleneck for the subsequently reasonable and efficient utilization of EC biomass on a large scale after phytoremediation of polluted water using EC. As a result, the exploration of effective EC utilization technologies has become a popular research field. After years of exploration and amelioration, there have been significant breakthroughs in this research area, including the synthesis of excellent EC cellulose-derived materials, innovative bioenergy production, etc. This review organizes the research of the utilization of the EC biomass among several important fields and then analyses the advantages and disadvantages for each pathway. Finally, comprehensive EC utilization technologies are proposed as a reference.
authors: Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Microelement Research Center of Huazhong Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, China.
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Feng
authors: Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Microelement Research Center of Huazhong Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, China.
authors: Kai
authors: K
authors: Xiao
authors: Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Microelement Research Center of Huazhong Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of the Healthy Pig Breeding (Hubei Province), China. Electronic address: zhouwb@mail.hzau.edu.cn.
authors: Wenbing
authors: W
authors: Zhou
authors: Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Microelement Research Center of Huazhong Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of the Healthy Pig Breeding (Hubei Province), China.
authors: Duanwei
authors: D
authors: Zhu
authors: State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
authors: Yiyong
authors: Y
authors: Zhou
authors: Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Microelement Research Center of Huazhong Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, China.
authors: Yu
authors: Y
authors: Yuan
authors: Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Microelement Research Center of Huazhong Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of the Healthy Pig Breeding (Hubei Province), China.
authors: Naidong
authors: N
authors: Xiao
authors: Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Microelement Research Center of Huazhong Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, China.
authors: Xiaoqiong
authors: X
authors: Wan
authors: Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Microelement Research Center of Huazhong Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, China.
authors: Yumei
authors: Y
authors: Hua
authors: Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Engineering, Microelement Research Center of Huazhong Agricultural University; Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, China.
authors: Jianwei
authors: J
authors: Zhao
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018533:Biomass; D004463:Ecology; D031806:Eichhornia / Q000378:metabolism*; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D060106:Lakes; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D062065:Wastewater / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D062065:Wastewater
keywords: Comprehensive utilization; Eichhornia crassipes; Energy utilization; Material utilization; Phytoremediation