Frontiers in Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Jan. 6, 2025
Green
finance
(GFN)
plays
a
critical
role
in
reducing
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
air
pollution,
serving
as
key
financial
mechanism
to
promote
green
growth
economic
sustainability
(ESS).
This
paper
explores
how
GFN,
along
with
fintech
(FNT),
environmental
benefits
(ENB),
urbanization
(URB),
natural
resource
management
(NRM),
influences
ESS
E7
countries
from
2000
2022.
While
fintech’s
rapid
technological
advancements
offer
significant
potential,
they
also
introduce
increased
complexity
systemic
risks.
Using
rigorous
methods
such
method
of
moments
quantile
regression
(MMQR)
Westerlund
analysis,
this
study
validates
the
relationships
heterogeneity
among
these
variables
through
preliminary
tests,
including
matrix
correlation,
cross-sectional
dependence
(CSD),
slope
(SH),
CIPS
unit
root
tests.
The
findings
indicate
that
ENB,
FNT
positively
contribute
ESS,
while
URB
NRM
have
an
inverse
relationship
ESS.
These
insights
not
only
deepen
our
understanding
ecological
factors
influence
but
provide
practical
policy
recommendations
for
countries.
study’s
conclusions
valuable
guidance
optimizing
advancing
toward
sustainable
development
goals
(SDGs).
Current Pollution Reports,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
8(4), P. 369 - 383
Published: Aug. 18, 2022
Abstract
Algae
cultivation
complements
wastewater
treatment
(WWT)
principles
as
the
process
uptakes
nutrients
while
assimilates
CO
2
into
biomass.
Thus,
application
of
algae-based
WWT
is
on
upward
trajectory
more
attention
for
recovery
and
capture
reducing
its
economic
challenge
in
circular
economy
concept.
However,
complexity
algal
ecological
characteristics
induces
techno-economic
challenges
industry
implementation.
Algae-based
relies
totally
ability
algae
to
uptake
store
Therefore,
removal
efficiency
proportional
biomass
productivity.
This
mechanism
limits
applications
low
nutrient
concentration
wastewater.
The
hydraulic
retention
time
(HRT)
significantly
long
(i.e.
>
10
days),
compared
a
few
hours
bacteria-based
process.
Phototrophic
are
most
used
studies
well
pilot-scale
trials.
Application
phototrophic
faces
supply
illumination.
Collectively,
significant
landscape
required
has
limited
organic
removals,
which
require
pretreatment
wastewaters
before
flowing
can
be
connection
with
remove
partial
capturing
.
Future
research
should
strive
achieve
fast
high
growth
rate,
strong
environmental
tolerance
species,
simple
downstream
processing
high-value
There
also
clear
urgent
need
systematic
analysis
both
carbon
credit
assessment
values
facilitate
identification
prioritisation
barriers
lower
cost
WWT.
Graphical
abstract
Future Foods,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9, P. 100318 - 100318
Published: Feb. 12, 2024
The
world
population
is
expected
to
reach
9.8
billion
by
2050
according
a
report
the
United
Nations.
global
demand
for
alternative
proteins
from
different
sources,
such
as
microalgae,
mycoproteins,
insects,
cell-based,
cultured
meat,
meat
substitutes,
dairy
alternatives,
and
fungi-based
proteins,
projected
USD
290
2035.
Due
their
similar
characteristics,
offered
at
relatively
more
affordable
cost
than
animal
plant-based
are
experiencing
significant
demand.
In
recent
years,
industrial
production
of
microalgal
biomass
has
received
attention
due
its
rich
content
quality
lipids,
fatty
acids,
pigments,
whose
products
commercial
interest
in
field
food
technology
engineering.
Microalgae
can
be
grown
easily
open
closed
systems
high-value
products.
Spirulina
Chlorella
have
outstanding
ability
accumulate
protein
already
been
used
products,
feed,
nutraceuticals,
pharmaceuticals.
Here,
we
review
current
literature,
including
new
insights
into
patent
landscape
about
algal
wholistically
quality,
culture
conditions,
recovery,
potential
applications
uses,
discuss
find
sources
needs.
Desalination and Water Treatment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
317, P. 100205 - 100205
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Throughout
the
years,
experiments
with
membrane,
electrochemical,
biological
and
thermal
technologies
have
been
explored
to
recover
resources
from
a
range
of
wastewaters
such
as
municipal,
industrial,
urine
sewage
sludge.
However,
multiple
resource
recoveries
at
commercial
pilot
scale
are
still
lacking,
instead,
focusing
on
specialising
recovery
narrow
set
products.
Herein,
divergence
across
municipal
industrial
wastewater
streams
–
nutrients
energy
for
municipal;
heavy
metals
water
streams;
material
seen
both
was
observed
through
literature
review.
This
review
aims
provide
perspective
academic
professionals
alike
current
available
their
emerging
trends
tie
in
these
circular
economics.
Consequently,
high
sludge
transportation
costs
may
pressure
treatment
plants
(WWTPs)
adopt
value-adding,
onsite
transforming
centralised
decentralised
WWTPs
into
facilities.
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
53(2), P. 216 - 238
Published: March 8, 2022
Carbon
capture
and
utilization
(CCU)
is
an
emerging
technology
with
commercial
potential
to
convert
atmospheric
carbon
dioxide
(CO2)
into
net
zero
or
negative
emission
products.
In
microalgae-based
CCU,
microalgae
utilize
CO2
sunlight
generate
biomass
for
applications.
This
paper
reviews
the
current
state
of
microalgal
culture
development
CCU
highlights
its
contribution
addressing
climate
change
challenges.
Current
systems
have
not
been
designed
high
throughput
growth
capture.
Raceways,
high-rate
algal
ponds,
photobioreactors
are
most
widely
used
cultivation
at
a
large-scale.
The
limitations
these
related
requirements.
Ponds
operated
narrow
depth
ensure
sufficient
light
distribution
thus
need
large
land
surface.
gas
needs
be
in
dissolved
form
efficient
by
microalgae.
Innovative
system
designs
achieve
optimized
light,
nutrient,
enhanced
production
crucial
large-scale
Data
corroborated
this
review
several
innovative
techniques
deliver
effectively
enhance
illumination
cells.
Submerged
internal
illuminations
can
without
compromising
volume
delivery
technique
selections
mainly
depend
on
sources.
carbonation
column
appears
best
option
regarding
efficiency,
easy
operation,
simple
design.
downstream
processes
(i.e.
harvesting,
utilization,
water
reuse)
important
make
significant
global
mitigation
solutions.
