Browsing by Author "Cucina, Mirko"
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Application of digestate from low-tech digesters for degraded soil restoration: effects on soil fertility and carbon sequestration
(Elsevier, 2025-03)
Article
Open AccessThe application of digestate to soil represents a common practice for its recycling, but its application to degraded lands to achieve their restoration and sequester organic C into the soil is still almost unexplored. In ... -
Assessing the agricultural reuse of the digestate from microalgae anaerobic digestion and co-digestion with sewage sludge
(2017-05)
Article
Open AccessMicroalgae anaerobic digestion produces biogas along with a digestate that may be reused in agriculture. However, the properties of this digestate for agricultural reuse have yet to be determined. The aim of this study was ... -
Benefits and risks of agricultural reuse of digestates from plastic tubular digesters in Colombia
(2021-11)
Article
Open AccessThe aim of this study is to characterize the digestates from three plastic tubular digesters implemented in Colombia fed with: i) cattle manure; ii) cattle manure mixed with cheese whey; iii) pig manure. All the digesters ... -
Codigestión de microalgas y fango primario: producción de energía y reutilización del digestato
(2015)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyLos sistemas de tratamiento de aguas residuales con microalgas combinan el tratamiento de aguas residuales y la producción de bioenergía. Para este fin, una de las tecnologías más apropiadas es la digestión anaerobia, ... -
Evaluating slow sand filtration for digestate post-treatment: a step toward safe agricultural reuse in rural communities in Colombia
(2025-03)
Article
Open AccessThe digestate from low-tech digesters may not be ready for a safe agricultural reuse due to the presence of pathogens and large amounts of potential contaminants for the environment, which calls for post-treatment processes ... -
Vermifiltration as a green solution to promote digestate reuse in agriculture in small-scale farms
(2024-09)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyDigestates from low-tech digesters need to be post-treated to ensure their safe agricultural reuse. This study evaluated, for the first time, vermifiltration as a post-treatment for the digestate from a low-tech digester ...
