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Composting Technologies for Biowastes: Environmental and Techno-Economic Feasibilities under Biorefinery Concepts

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Biorefinery for bio-waste (BW) is now a much-needed strategy for a sustainable energy transition. Although this technology allows for the production of biofuels, biochemicals and biomaterials, its large-scale transportation still suffers from several impeding factors. The instability and incomplete conversion of residues and by-products in some biorefinery processes such as anaerobic digestate restrict the implementation of  BW biorefinery. Composting has been widely proposed as a single operational unit for the valorization of agricultural waste and an especially effective method leading to the total stabilization of organic matter and the recovery of nutrients. Integrating this aerobic process can improve the sustainability of the BW biorefinery and yield value-added products in the form of biofertilizers and bioenergy. This chapter describes the potential of composting technology to overcome the organic matter instability issue in BW biorefinery residues. The scope of the integration of composting technology into the BW biorefinery concept will also be explored, with an emphasis on environmental and techno-economic considerations.

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Haouas, A. et al. (2022). Composting Technologies for Biowastes: Environmental and Techno-Economic Feasibilities under Biorefinery Concepts. In: Jacob-Lopes, E., Queiroz Zepka, L., Costa Deprá, M. (eds) Handbook of Waste Biorefinery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06562-0_20

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