Jerald Lalman

University of Windsor

Byproducts from a photocatalytic pretreated model lignin chemical, sodium LS (lignosulfonate), was used to produce electricity in SCMFCs (single chamber microbial fuel cells). Pretreating LS was performed using TiO2-UV photocatalysis. Optimization and modeling of the photocatalytic degradation process was performed using the Box-Behnken design meth...

Lignin, an abundant renewable chemical, is a complex recalcitrant structure which is difficult to degrade using biological methods. In this study, electricity production from a lignin model compound was examined using a two step process which included producing a chemical feedstock produced by photocatalysis followed by the bio-electrochemical conv...

Use of anaerobic digestion for the treatment and recovery of biogas from concentrated animal waste effluents is a technically viable approach, but widespread acceptance has been limited due to poor economics. This challenge is magnified several-fold when considering anaerobic digestion of low-strength or dilute animal slurries because of the larger...