Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Author "O’Flaherty, Vincent"
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Beyond Lolium perenne: the impact of grassland biodiversity on butyric acid and biomethane production in a forage-based anaerobic biorefinery
Coelho, Fabiana Maria Bastos (NUI Galway, 2024-02-22)Permanent grassland fields are complex ecosystems consisting of graminoids (e.g., grasses) and forbs (e.g., legumes and herbs), which are crucial for environmental health and food production. Forbs are important players ... -
Development and optimisation of an oxygen-based amendment for cattle slurry designed to reduce methane emissions during storage
Connolly, Shaun (NUI Galway, 2023-11-07)Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) that is produced via anaerobic digestion in slurry storage facilities, which are ubiquitous in farming systems with animal husbandry. Globally, CH4 emissions from agriculture ... -
Insights into microbial acclimation to salinity in high-rate anaerobic digestion
Buenaño Vargas, Claribel Jahzeel (NUI Galway, 2024-02-12)In recent years, anaerobic digestion (AD) has been investigated as a suitable biotechnology to treat wastewater at elevated salinities. Nevertheless, when starting up AD reactors with inocula that are not adapted to salinity, ... -
Linking soil pH and phosphorus management to potential N2O emissions and nitrogen cycling microbial communities
Grau Butinyac, Meritxell (NUI Galway, 2022-08-15)Greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere create the greenhouse gas effect, which allows maintenance of global temperatures. However, anthropogenic production of GHGs has caused dramatic increases of GHGs in the ... -
Sustainable waste management for lipid-rich dairy wastewater by anaerobic digestion
Liu, Yuchen (NUI Galway, 2023-12-18)The efficient anaerobic degradation of long chain fatty acids (LCFA) holds the key to unlocking the energy potential of lipid-rich wastewater in the dairy industry. This study aimed to explore sustainable solutions for the ...