自然资源学报, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 40(5), P. 1227 - 1227
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(7), P. 3066 - 3066
Published: April 7, 2024
The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) stands as a pivotal resource in tropical regions, playing crucial role both subsistence and economic activities across Asia, the Pacific Islands, South America. While harvesting of fruit is essential for producing globally utilized edible products, such oil, by small owners large producers around world food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical industries, concerns have arisen due to substantial amount agro-industrial residue generated this process, posing environmental risks if they are not properly managed. Recognizing challenges, paper emphasizes transformative potential inherent waste, characterized its lignocellulosic composition rich lignin multifunctional groups. By delving into historical context exploration chemical composition, review explores diverse applications focusing on utilization processing residues generate sustainable products byproducts. Ultimately, comprehensive underscores significance repurposing only mitigate impact but also valuable contributor circular economy, promoting use biomass research bolstering raw material energy sectors.
Language: Английский
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Oeconomia Copernicana, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(2), P. 637 - 682
Published: June 30, 2024
Research background: The concept of sustainable firm performance has gained significant interest within the highly competitive business arena. There been a increase in adoption and implementation circular economy practices by industries. If company can implement an established approach to practices, it may expedite attainment corporate performance. This research is conducted context ready-made garment organizations that are following green criteria their activities. study focuses on emerging South Asian country, Bangladesh, as holds strong position global apparel market; imperative assess ensure environmental maintenance this country’s sector. Purpose article: purpose investigate relationship between organizational contributory three-dimensional performance, i.e. environmental, financial, social Method: quantitative survey-based study; total 418 managers were selected participate. Primary data was collected through structured questionnaire given sample permanent Bangladesh. For input analysis, SPSS PLS-SEM software used. Findings & value added: results our demonstrate noteworthy enhances comprehension efficacy addressing issues. examines potential ramifications implementing for policymakers sector, which known its labor-intensive activities, ranks country's second-largest contributor. outcomes provide distinctive perspective adding concerns economies. Thus, investigation provides valuable insights market products concerning environment, resource maximization, energy saving, production processes.
Language: Английский
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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(3), P. 1258 - 1258
Published: Feb. 2, 2024
As major hubs for energy and resource consumption carbon emissions, cities are at the forefront of discussion on impacts megatrends, such as demographic changes, technological advancements, shift toward climate neutrality. Despite growing literature suggesting pathways to cope with these challenges, intersection between circular economy urban agriculture sustainable development has been little explored, especially concerning practical applications. To bridge this gap, study aimed explore role in promoting circularity resources city level. Aarhus, Denmark, Ås, Norway, provide empirical context that uncovers barriers impact successful implementation C-E practices UA delves into how obstacles challenge transitioning food production models. Using a case approach qualitative data sources, findings suggest while demonstrates potential reducing consumption, it requires further evidence-based research clear monitoring tools assess its environmental economic viability. Obstacles include regulatory social acceptance waste, high investment costs, limited recognition indirect impacts. Concerning recommendations, local governance public policies were found play central fostering by collaboration, innovation, developing frameworks, showcasing examples.
Language: Английский
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Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 48, P. 100934 - 100934
Published: May 11, 2024
Language: Английский
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Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 33(7), P. 7077 - 7099
Published: June 30, 2024
Abstract The circular economy (CE) has emerged as a focal point in discussions surrounding sustainable development, industrial production, and resource efficiency. While it garnered attention ground‐breaking paradigm with the potential to harmonize economic, societal, environmental dynamics, divergent perspectives critical inquiries have surfaced. This paper delves into interdisciplinary literature on CE, exploring interpretative flexibility inherent its conceptualization. Acknowledging diverse range of strategies associated study contends risks misappropriation, emphasizing importance understanding systemic socio‐ecological implications. With an umbrella review approach, rarely applied social sciences, navigates through 167 articles, unveiling thematic trends identifying gaps within existing literature. By scrutinizing techno‐managerial dominance CE discussions, calls overshadowing numerous issues. It highlights systematic CE's aspects, essential provide insights how policies, strategies, actions affect society, well emerging discussion alternative transformative paradigm. concludes three‐stage design: meticulous analysis revealing trends, reflective exploration research avenues. serves comprehensive guide for scholars practitioners holistic encouraging contributions address identified fostering evolution
Language: Английский
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Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14
Published: Jan. 12, 2024
Introduction Production of strawberries in greenhouses and polytunnels is gaining popularity worldwide. This study investigated the effect reuse coir peat, two substrates commonly adapted to soilless strawberry production, as well stand-alone wood fiber from Norway spruce, a promising substrate candidate. Methods The experiment was performed polytunnel at NIBIO Apelsvoll, Norway, evaluated both virgin substrates, spent materials that were used one or years. Yield, berry quality plant architecture cultivar ‘Malling Centenary’ registered. In addition, chemical physical properties reused investigated. Results While plants grown peat had highest yield first year slightly reduced when these utilized for second third time. However, comparable level attained new coir. Interestingly, berries tendency higher sugar accumulation. also produced plants. Stand-alone with accumulation nitrogen during three consecutive production cycles. All revealed trend decreased potassium Wood characterized by percentage cellulose, however after years cellulose content reducedto same levels peat. Discussion Implementation growing medium, general practice can be therefore an achievable strategy more sustainable production.
Language: Английский
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The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 29(8), P. 1380 - 1392
Published: March 21, 2023
Abstract Purpose The purpose of using circularity indicators is to show the effect changes from linear more circular systems. This paper contributes highlighting importance methodological aspects in agricultural sector when a life cycle thinking approach. Selected have been explored and compared with LCA impact categories by them evaluate livestock system. Methods Circularity were tested on theoretical pig production system where several strategies associated mitigation actions applied. as follows: anaerobic digestion manure (closing resource loops), bread waste precision fertilization (narrowing use cover crops feed (regenerating flows), (slowing loops). functional unit was 1 kg pork carcass weight, treatment 1.1 for all indicators. For each action, relevant tested. Based this, functionality suitability these discussed. Results discussion Four based nitrogen (N) or phosphorus (P) substances: N recycling index , partial balance consumption fossil-P fertilizers emissions water bodies . Even if do not capture P eutrophication categories, they provide useful indication other three renewable energy soil organic carbon land ratio indicator easy understand communicate provides unique information. Soil presents potential sequestration. Land same data occupation but an assessment whether competes suitable area food including human-digestible protein. Conclusions valuable information about product can be used either separately together, complement other. choice depends questions raised, i.e., goals scope, it therefore important number choose order achieve comprehensive assessment.
Language: Английский
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Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 411, P. 137207 - 137207
Published: April 24, 2023
Language: Английский
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Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 17(9), P. e04004 - e04004
Published: Sept. 25, 2023
Objective: The purpose of the research is to understand technological evolution agriculture over years and propose a new perspective for practices that are becoming established in agribusiness. Theoretical framework: study analyzes agricultural activities practiced from beginning up present day demonstrate trends likely gain strength this sector coming years. Method: investigation aimed be descriptive. Bibliographic documentary were used as methodological procedures. Results conclusion: findings suggest agribusiness transitioning into novel phase termed Agriculture 6.0, wherein sustainability assumes pivotal role business advancement. A paradigmatic shift observed production processes, characterized by an ongoing pursuit ecosystem preservation restoration, congruence with aspirations future generations improved quality life. Research implications: proposal model characterizes focused on defining concepts, systems, technologies/services, areas study. This enables organizations deeper understanding transformations occurring macro-environment, thereby considering these aspects their planning processes. Originality/value: Brazil one world's largest producers exporters. Therefore, order continue solidifying itself sustainable supplier food, fibers, other products, country needs remain attentive changes demanded environment gaining current scenario.
Language: Английский
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Energy Nexus, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12, P. 100254 - 100254
Published: Nov. 11, 2023
The nexus of solid waste management problems and energy crisis necessitates the utilization lignocellulosic biomass agro residues municipal wastes for fuel generation. Thermochemical technologies like pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction gasification are promising options to produce bio-oil, bio-crude syngas from biomass, which can be further catalytically upgraded hydrocarbon fuels. While there technical merits associated with these processes products derived them, sustainability analysis a systems level is imperative evaluate their commercial viability. This perspective review article presents fundamental understanding, importance different metrics based on mass energy. salient properties wastes, that various fuels them presented. three evaluated key such as recovery/efficiency, E-factor, process intensity CO2 footprint. E-factor follows trend: (0.14) ≈ (0.13) < pyrolysis (0.5). However, it clear GHG emissions HTL process, feedstock-agnostic pathway, reduced through valorization organic-laden aqueous phase upgradation hydrocarbons. results technoeconomics presented assessed viewpoint. study recommends use simple in research works thermochemical conversion so studies compared common platform.
Language: Английский
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