Anaerobic Digestion for Bioenergy: Emerging Technologies and Strategies for Bioenergy and Bioproduct Innovation

Anaerobic Digestion for Bioenergy: Emerging Technologies and Strategies for Bioenergy and Bioproduct Innovation presents the latest scientific insights, technical developments, and real-world strategies transforming anaerobic digestion (AD) into a cornerstone of the circular bioeconomy. The book covers agriculture, industry, and municipal wastewater sectors, bridging knowledge gaps between laboratory research and scalable industrial deployment, and exploring current barriers and breakthroughs in feedstock preprocessing, microbial electrochemical technologies, dark fermentation, bioplastics, and nutrient recycling. It also addresses the economic and policy frameworks that influence AD adoption, supported by robust life cycle and techno-economic analyses . Through clear, interdisciplinary chapters contributed by global experts, this volume offers an updated overview of AD's technological landscape and its role in the energy transition, resource efficiency, and environmental sustainability.