Bioengineered,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(4), P. 8893 - 8914
Published: March 25, 2022
Increasing
population,
industrialization,
and
economic
growth
cause
several
adverse
impacts
on
the
existing
environment
living
being.
Therefore,
rising
pollutants
load
their
mitigation
strategies,
as
well
achieving
energy
requirements
while
reducing
reliance
fossil
fuels
are
key
areas,
which
needs
significant
consideration
for
sustainable
environment.
Since
India
has
considerable
biomass
resources,
bioenergy
is
a
part
of
country's
policy.
However,
selection
feedstock
crucial
step
in
production
that
could
produce
raw
material
without
compromising
food
reserve
along
with
Higher
capacity
bamboo
species
makes
them
suitable
lignocellulosic
substrate
high-value
greener
products
such
fuels,
chemicals,
biomaterials
an
appropriate
candidate
eco-restoration
degraded
land.
In
context,
current
review
discusses
multidimensional
applications
India.
The
potency
probability
aligning
its
production,
cultivation,
operation
social
development
agendas
also
addressed,
making
it
exceptional
crop
Additionally,
fast
growth,
perennial
root
systems,
capability
to
restore
land
make
essential
ecological
restoration.
Furthermore,
this
explores
additional
benefits
plantation
environment,
economy,
society
future
research
prospects.
Environmental Research Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
17(5), P. 054012 - 054012
Published: April 7, 2022
Abstract
Microplastic
contamination,
like
other
global
change
factors,
can
induce
effects
on
ecosystem
functions
and
processes,
affecting
various
soil
biophysical
properties.
However,
of
such
contaminants
nutrient
cycles
in
agroecosystems
are
still
poorly
understood.
We
here
performed
two
pot
experiments
to
investigate
the
effect
polyester
microplastic
fibers
(PMFs)
physical
properties,
nitrogen
cycle,
plant
performance
a
maize-based
agroecosystem.
Moreover,
we
followed
N
loss
via
leaching
contaminated
or
not
with
PMFs
by
simulating
heavy
rainfall
events
that
mimic
future
scenario
climate
change.
Our
results
show
(at
concentration
0.5%
w/w)
jeopardize
agroecosystem
sustainability
properties
particular
macro-
microporosity,
performance.
In
particular,
found
PMF
contamination
limited
crop
growth
uptake
circa
30%,
consequently
increased
leaching.
Overall,
our
findings
may
pose
problems
agricultural
challenges
food
security
environmental
protection.
RSC Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(29), P. 20609 - 20645
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
photocatalytic
field
revolves
around
the
utilization
of
photon
energy
to
initiate
various
chemical
reactions
using
non-adsorbing
substrates,
through
processes
such
as
single
electron
transfer,
or
atom
transfer.
Applied Energy,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
345, P. 121307 - 121307
Published: June 1, 2023
Plastic
production
and
its
unplanned
management
disposal,
has
been
shown
to
pollute
terrestrial,
aquatic,
atmospheric
environments.
Petroleum-derived
plastics
do
not
decompose
tend
persist
in
the
surrounding
environment
for
longer
time.
Plastics
can
be
ingested
accumulate
into
tissues
of
both
terrestrial
aquatic
animals,
which
impede
their
growth
development.
Petrochemicals
are
primary
feedstocks
manufacture
plastics.
The
plastic
wastes
retrieved
back
conversion
value
added
petrochemicals
including
aromatic
char,
hydrogen,
synthesis
gas,
bio-crude
oil
using
various
technologies
thermochemical,
catalytic
chemolysis.
This
review
focusses
on
technologies,
opportunities,
challenges
outlooks
retrieving
petrochemicals.
also
explores
technical
approaches
regard
commercial
feasibility,
economic
environmental
sustainability.
Further,
this
work
provides
a
detailed
discussion
opportunities
associated
with
recent
thermochemical
adopted
waste
fuels
chemicals.
recommends
prospects
future
research
improve
processes
cost-efficiency
promising
It
is
envisioned
that
would
overcomes
knowledge
gaps
further
contribute
emerging
sustainable
exploiting
value-added
products.
Abstract
Microplastics
and
nanoplastics
are
hazardous
to
ecosystems,
wildlife,
through
seafood,
also
for
human
health.
Due
biological,
chemical,
physical
characteristics,
can
slip
cell
membranes,
being
even
more
toxicologically
important
than
microplastics.
Thermal
Desorption
-
Proton
Transfer
Reaction
Mass
Spectrometry
was
used
analyze
mussels
from
the
Apulian
region,
Italy.
All
analyzed
organisms
have
plastics
(values
ranging
10
187
ng
of
microplastics
per
dry
weight
mg).
The
highest
mass
detected
in
size
groups
>2.2
µm
(218
mg)
20–200
nm
(187
Upscaling
data
we
estimated
that
people
Europe
could
ingest
2
mg
year
seafood
consumption.
presence
farmed
here
presented
contributes
establishing
a
baseline
monitoring
these
pollutants.
