Browsing Microbiology (Scholarly Articles) by Author "Spiga, Daniela"

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    • The dairy biorefinery: Integrating treatment processes for cheese whey valorisation 

      Asunis, Fabiano; De Gioannis, Giorgia; Dessì, Paolo; Isipato, Marco; Lens, Piet N.L.; Muntoni, Aldo; Polettini, Alessandra; Pomi, Raffaella; Rossi, Andreina; Spiga, Daniela (Elsevier, 2020-08-28)
      With an estimated worldwide production of 190 billion kg per year, and due to its high organic load, cheese whey represents a huge opportunity for bioenergy and biochemicals production. Several physical, chemical and ...

    • Organic waste biorefineries: Looking towards implementation 

      Alibardi, Luca; Astrup, Thomas F.; Asunis, Fabiano; Clarke, William P.; De Gioannis, Giorgia; Dessì, Paolo; Lens, Piet N.L.; Lavagnolo, Maria Cristina; Lombardi, Lidia; Muntoni, Aldo; Pivato, Alberto; Polettini, Alessandra; Pomi, Raffaella; Rossi, Andreina; Spagni, Alessandro; Spiga, Daniela (Elsevier, 2020-07-16)
      The concept of biorefinery expands the possibilities to extract value from organic matter in form of either bespoke crops or organic waste. The viability of biorefinery schemes depends on the recovery of higher-value ...

    • Propionate production by bioelectrochemically-assisted lactate fermentation and simultaneous CO2 recycling 

      Isipato, Marco; Dessì, Paolo; Sánchez, Carlos; Mills, Simon; Ijaz, Umer Z.; Asunis, Fabiano; Spiga, Daniela; De Gioannis, Giorgia; Mascia, Michele; Collins, Gavin; Muntoni, Aldo; Lens, Piet N. L. (Frontiers Media, 2020-12-15)
      Production of volatile fatty acids (VFAs), fundamental building blocks for the chemical industry, depends on fossil fuels but organic waste is an emerging alternative substrate. Lactate produced from sugar-containing waste ...