Resource Recovery from Organic Solid Waste Using Fermentation and Hydrolysis Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

The worldwide crisis of organic solid waste (OSW) generation has caused concerns about a continuous uptrend of natural resource consumption. Anaerobic fermentation (AF), with volatile fatty acids (VFAs) as the main product, has been widely used for OSW disposal and energy recovery. However, the efficiency of AF is generally low due to the rate-limiting step of hydrolysis. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the rational utilization of AF technology. Hydrolysis pretreatment has proven to be a successful approach to improve the solubilization of available substances. There are significant prospects to investigate the advanced technologies for OSW recycling. This Special Issue focuses on the resource recovery from organic solid waste using fermentation and hydrolysis technologies, and we hope that the Special Issue will become a platform for realizing experiences and sharing valuable research findings on the latest trends in advanced technologies for fermentation and hydrolysis of OSW.

Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:

• Challenges of fermentation and hydrolysis technologies for OSW;
• Strategies to enhance fermentation;
• Hydrothermal recycling technologies;
• Oriented conversion technologies for carbon and nitrogen recovery;
• Agricultural and forest OSW treatment.

Dr. Jiuxiao Hao
Dr. Guang Guo
Dr. Yina Zou
Guest Editors

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