This study aimed to investigate the potential of using Hermetia illucens (L.) commonly called as Black Soldier fly larvae (BSFL) to upcycle organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) into lipids, protein, and chitin. BSFL have a naturally diverse diet and can decompose biological material and rather low-value waste streams into highly concentrated protein meal…
This study focused on enzymatic hydrolysis (EH) of the complex and heterogeneous organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) with the aim of sugar recovery. Various factors, including OFMSW composition and pretreatment techniques, were examined for their impact on EH. It was found that three-day anaerobic digestion results in the depolymerization of sugar fibers and…
By 2030, the EU aims to increase the share of renewable energy in transport to at least 14%, including a minimum share of 3.5% of advanced biofuels (1). It is anticipated that advanced biofuels, mainly 2nd generation biofuels, will boost EU economy by creating 1.2 million jobs and a revenue of 400 billion euros by…
Fractionating lignocellulosic biomass efficiently is far from being a mundane or trivial task. Within plant biomass (lignocellulose) there are several components (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin), each of which carries their own requirements for dissolution. To enable a holistic valorization of biomass, those components should be fractionated to individual streams of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin to…
Bringing a novel process all the way to the market is not an easy task. A key factor to succeed is to minimize all losses that can potentially destroy the overall profitability. In Flexi-Green Fuels, KIRAM has studied and validated the delicate process of recovering the solvent used in Organosolv to enable efficient recirculation. One…
Hot off the press! Our latest review article in Energies MDPI is a great starting point for anyone interested in understanding how to use biogenic sources to produce biohydrogen. In searching for sustainable technologies to produce greenhydrogen, a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) offers a solution to utilize residual streams, such as the organic fraction of…
