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  1. Cultivation of microalgal biomass using swine manure for biohydrogen production: Impact of dilution ratio and pretreatment

    Article • Bioresource Technology, July 2018, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  2. Impact of cationic substances on biofilm formation from sieved fine particles of anaerobic granular sludge at high salinity

    Article • Bioresource Technology, June 2018, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  3. Unraveling the catalyzing behaviors of different iron species (Fe 2+ vs. Fe 0 ) in activating persulfate-based oxidation process with implications to waste activated sludge dewaterability

    Article • Water Research, May 2018, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  4. High loading anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and grease trap waste: Determination of the limit and lipid/long chain fatty acid conversion

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, April 2018, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  5. Effect of temperature and organic loading rate on siphon-driven self-agitated anaerobic digestion performance for food waste treatment

    Article • Waste Management, April 2018, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  6. Measurement and Prediction of Liquidus Curves of Saturated Fatty Acids and Triglycerides Plus Fuel Oil A Systems

    Article • KAGAKU KOGAKU RONBUNSHU, January 2018, Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan

    Takuro Kobayashi

  7. Combined pretreatment of electrolysis and ultra-sonication towards enhancing solubilization and methane production from mixed microalgae biomass

    Article • Bioresource Technology, December 2017, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  8. Effects of various dilute acid pretreatments on the biochemical hydrogen production potential of marine macroalgal biomass

    Article • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, November 2017, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  9. Harnessing of bioenergy from different mixed microalgae consortia obtained from natural ecological niches

    Article • Renewable Energy Focus, October 2017, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  10. Fermentative hydrogen production using lignocellulose biomass: An overview of pre-treatment methods, inhibitor effects and detoxification experiences

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, September 2017, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  11. Determination and abatement of methanogenic inhibition from oleic and palmitic acids

    Article • International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, September 2017, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  12. Continuous micro-current stimulation to upgrade methanolic wastewater biodegradation and biomethane recovery in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor

    Article • Chemosphere, August 2017, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  13. Variable oil properties and biomethane production of grease trap waste derived from different resources

    Article • International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, April 2017, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  14. Biological Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery

    Article • March 2017, IntechOpen

    Takuro Kobayashi

  15. A Simple Method for the Detection of Long-Chain Fatty Acids in an Anaerobic Digestate Using a Quartz Crystal Sensor

    Article • Energies, December 2016, MDPI AG

    Takuro Kobayashi

  16. Solid–Liquid Equilibria in the Binary Systems of Saturated Fatty Acids or Triglycerides (C12 to C18) + Hexadecane

    Article • Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, December 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Takuro Kobayashi

  17. Corrigendum to “Enhancement of biofuel production via microbial augmentation: The case of dark fermentative hydrogen” [Renew Sustain Energy Rev 57 (2016) 879–891]

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, December 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Germán Buitrón, Takuro Kobayashi

  18. Evaluation of different pretreatments on organic matter solubilization and hydrogen fermentation of mixed microalgae consortia

    Article • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, December 2016, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  19. Enzymatically-boosted ionic liquid gas separation membranes using carbonic anhydrase of biomass origin

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, November 2016, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  20. Bioremediation for Tanning Industry: A Future Perspective for Zero Emission

    Article • October 2016, IntechOpen

    Takuro Kobayashi

  21. Enhancement Strategies for Hydrogen Production from Wastewater: A Review

    Article • Current Organic Chemistry, October 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    Takuro Kobayashi

  22. Recovery of biohydrogen in a single-chamber microbial electrohydrogenesis cell using liquid fraction of pressed municipal solid waste (LPW) as substrate

    Article • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, October 2016, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  23. Biogenic H2 production from mixed microalgae biomass: impact of pH control and methanogenic inhibitor (BESA) addition

    Article • Biofuel Research Journal, September 2016, Greenwave Publishing of Canada

    Takuro Kobayashi

  24. Anaerobic co-digestion on improving methane production from mixed microalgae ( Scenedesmus sp., Chlorella sp .) and food waste: Kinetic modeling and synergistic impact evaluation

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, September 2016, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  25. Biomethane recovery from Egeria densa in a microbial electrolysis cell-assisted anaerobic system: Performance and stability assessment

    Article • Chemosphere, April 2016, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  26. Improved biogas production from food waste by co-digestion with de-oiled grease trap waste

    Article • Bioresource Technology, February 2016, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  27. A critical review on issues and overcoming strategies for the enhancement of dark fermentative hydrogen production in continuous systems

    Article • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, February 2016, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  28. Impact of pH control and heat pre-treatment of seed inoculum in dark H 2 fermentation: A feasibility report using mixed microalgae biomass as feedstock

    Article • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, February 2016, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  29. High-rate hydrogen production from galactose in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASBr)

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Takuro Kobayashi

  30. Promoted electromethanosynthesis in a two-chamber microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) containing a hybrid biocathode covered with graphite felt (GF)

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, January 2016, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  31. Comparison of single-stage and temperature-phased two-stage anaerobic digestion of oily food waste

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, December 2015, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  32. Effects of Potassium, Magnesium, Zinc, and Manganese Addition on the Anaerobic Digestion of De-oiled Grease Trap Waste

    Article • Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takuro Kobayashi

  33. Recovery strategies of inhibition for mesophilic anaerobic sludge treating the de-oiled grease trap waste

    Article • International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, October 2015, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  34. Evaluation of functional microbial community’s difference in full-scale and lab-scale anaerobic digesters feeding with different organic solid waste: Effects of substrate and operation factors

    Article • Bioresource Technology, October 2015, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  35. Simultaneous removal of 5-hydroxy methyl furfural (5-HMF) and hydrogen production from acid (H 2 SO 4 ) pretreated red-algal hydrolysate via hybrid immobilized cells

    Article • Algal Research, September 2015, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  36. Release of Extracellular Polymeric Substance and Disintegration of Anaerobic Granular Sludge under Reduced Sulfur Compounds-Rich Conditions

    Article • Energies, July 2015, MDPI AG

    Takuro Kobayashi

  37. Understanding methane bioelectrosynthesis from carbon dioxide in a two-chamber microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) containing a carbon biocathode

    Article • Bioresource Technology, June 2015, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  38. Mesophilic anaerobic co-digestion of waste activated sludge and Egeria densa : Performance assessment and kinetic analysis

    Article • Applied Energy, June 2015, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  39. Characterization of Anaerobic Degradability and Kinetics of Harvested Submerged Aquatic Weeds Used for Nutrient Phytoremediation

    Article • Energies, December 2014, MDPI AG

    Takuro Kobayashi

  40. Dual-fuel production from restaurant grease trap waste: Bio-fuel oil extraction and anaerobic methane production from the post-extracted residue

    Article • Bioresource Technology, October 2014, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  41. Effect of organic loading rate on continuous hydrogen production from food waste in submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor

    Article • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, October 2014, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  42. Development of Emissions Factor for the Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Treatment for the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory

    Article • Journal of Water and Environment Technology, January 2014, Japan Society on Water Environment

    Takuro Kobayashi

  43. Effect of Mixing Driven by Siphon Flow: Parallel Experiments Using the Anaerobic Reactors with Different Mixing Modes

    Article • Energies, August 2013, MDPI AG

    Takuro Kobayashi

  44. Performance evaluation and effect of biogas circulation rate of a bubble column for biological desulfurization

    Article • Water Science & Technology, November 2012, IWA Publishing

    Takuro Kobayashi

  45. Evaluation of hydrogen and methane production from municipal solid wastes with different compositions of fat, protein, cellulosic materials and the other carbohydrates

    Article • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, October 2012, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  46. Effect of sludge recirculation on characteristics of hydrogen production in a two-stage hydrogen–methane fermentation process treating food wastes

    Article • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, April 2012, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  47. Effect of starch addition on the biological conversion and microbial community in a methanol-fed UASB reactor during long-term continuous operation

    Article • Bioresource Technology, September 2011, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  48. Characterization of sulfide-oxidizing microbial mats developed inside a full-scale anaerobic digester employing biological desulfurization

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takuro Kobayashi

  49. Performance and characterization of a newly developed self-agitated anaerobic reactor with biological desulfurization

    Article • Bioresource Technology, May 2011, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  50. Characterization of start-up performance and archaeal community shifts during anaerobic self-degradation of waste-activated sludge

    Article • Bioresource Technology, November 2009, Elsevier

    Takuro Kobayashi

  51. Upgrading of the anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge by combining temperature-phased anaerobic digestion and intermediate ozonation

    Article • Water Science & Technology, January 2009, IWA Publishing

    Takuro Kobayashi

  52. Analysis of microbial community structure and diversity in the thermophilic anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge

    Article • Water Science & Technology, April 2008, IWA Publishing

    Takuro Kobayashi