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A Review of the Anaerobic Digestion of Fruit and Vegetable Waste

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Fruit and vegetable waste is an ever-growing global question. Anaerobic digestion techniques have been developed that facilitate turning such waste into possible sources for energy and fertilizer, simultaneously helping to reduce environmental pollution. However, various problems are encountered in applying these techniques. The purpose of this study is to review local and overseas studies, which focus on the use of anaerobic digestion to dispose fruit and vegetable wastes, discuss the acidification problems and solutions in applying anaerobic digestion for fruit and vegetable wastes and investigate the reactor design (comparing single phase with two phase) and the thermal pre-treatment for processing raw wastes. Furthermore, it analyses the dominant microorganisms involved at different stages of digestion and suggests a focus for future studies.

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    Chao Ji, Chui-Xue Kong, Zi-Li Mei & Jiang Li

  2. Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Chao Ji, Chui-Xue Kong, Zi-Li Mei & Jiang Li

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This work was supported by the National Science and Technology Pillar Program (2015BAD21B03), the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201403019) and the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program (ASTIP) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

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Ji, C., Kong, CX., Mei, ZL. et al. A Review of the Anaerobic Digestion of Fruit and Vegetable Waste. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 183, 906–922 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-017-2472-x

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