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Fruit and vegetable wastes as co-substrates in anaerobic co-digestion
Azevedo, André; Lapa, Nuno; Moldão, Margarida; Gominho, Jorge; Duarte, ElizabethFunding Information: This research was funded by national funds from FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., through the doctoral scholarship “UI/BD/151370/2021″ attributed to Mr. André Azevedo, under the project “UIDB/04129/2020″ of LEAF (Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Unit), and PT national funds (FCT/MCTES, Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia and Ministério da Ciên...
Pig Slurry Anaerobic Digestion
Silva, Inês; Lapa, Nuno; Ribeiro, Henrique; Duarte, ElizabethFunding Information: This work was supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) through the strategic project UID/04129/2020 (LEAF) and a PhD grant to the first author (doi: https://doi.org/10.54499/2023.03381.BD). H. Ribeiro and E. Duarte acknowledge the support by national funds through FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P., under the projects UIDB/04129/2020 of LEAF-Linking Landscape, E...
Bioreactor Feeding Strategies to Improve Biogas Production and Pig Slurry Manag...
Silva, Inês; Lapa, Nuno; Ribeiro, Henrique; Duarte, ElizabethThis work was supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) through the strategic project UID/04129/2020 of LEAF and the PhD grant to the first author (DOI: 10.54499/2023.03381. BD). Publisher Copyright: © (2024), (Polskie Towarzystwo Inzynierii Ekologicznej (PTIE)). All rights reserved.; Pig slurry (PS) management is a challenge that needs appropriate strategies. Anaerobic digestion (AD) has proved...
Opportunities and challenges in the anaerobic co-digestion of municipal sewage ...
Azevedo, André; Lapa, Nuno; Moldão, Margarida; Duarte, ElizabethTo overcome the anthropogenic impacts resulting from the constant growth of the world population, industries like wastewater treatment plants and food processing must be adapted to follow this tendency and suppress the associated challenges and needs arising from this global situation. In the context of the circular economy, optimising the biogas produced in the anaerobic digesters during sludge stabilisation i...
Moringa as a household water purification method
Bancessi, Aducabe; Teodósio, Rosa; Duarte, Elizabeth; Baldé, Aladje; Catarino, Luís; Nazareth, TeresaFunding Information: The authors wish to the on-site logistic support of Caritas Diocesana de Bissau (Monica Canavesi). We thank the entire Local health community workers, who facilitated contact with the local population. To Eng. Quintino Bancessi for providing transportation during fieldwork and also for all his work as a facilitator. Funding Information: This study was funded by the Foundation for Science an...
Quality assessment of three types of drinking water sources in guinea-bissau
Bancessi, Aducabe; Catarino, Luís; Silva, Maria José; Ferreira, Armindo; Duarte, Elizabeth; Nazareth, TeresaThe lack of access to safe drinking water causes important health problems, mainly in developing countries. In the West African country Guinea-Bissau, waterborne diseases are recognised by WHO as major infectious diseases. This study analysed the microbiological and physicochemical parameters of drinking water in the capital Bissau and its surroundings. Twenty-two sites belonging to different water sources (pip...