Transforming bio-waste into value-added products mediated microbes for enhancing soil health and crop production: Perspective views on circular economy

Environmental Technology & Innovation, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 34, С. 103573 - 103573

Опубликована: Фев. 13, 2024

Unprecedented increasing of human population has led to the huge production bio-wastes which is a rich source plant nutrients. These consist fundamental nutrients (e.g. phosphorous, nitrogen, and potassium) can play crucial role in protecting agriculture sectors from adverse effects derived synthetic fertilizers. Reusing bio-waste materials originating agricultural waste, animal sewage sludge aid recovery as well development products with value, order fostering circular economy. Waste valorization process converting waste into valuable for enhancement soil fertility sustaining growth. Microbes biological systems offer sustainable bioconversion mechanisms convert bio-products. By utilizing bio-based fertilizers bio-waste, be increased while mitigating negative environmental impact caused by microbes are sourced nature cultivated laboratories further incorporated suitable carrier application soil. More research needed explore their field-level applications fertilizers, supported based on 155 publications included this study, maintain sustainability productivity. However, interplay between must carefully considered ensure an optimal result field, sometimes requiring artificial augmentation. Therefore, present review emphasizes through cutting-edge technology, microbial utilization, optimization economy, opens new horizon minimization its resource utilization.

Язык: Английский

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Advancements in biosurfactant production using agro-industrial waste for industrial and environmental applications

Frontiers in Microbiology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15

Опубликована: Фев. 5, 2024

The adverse effects of waste generation on the environment and public health have raised global concerns. utilization as a raw material to develop products with enhanced value has opened up novel prospects for promoting environmental sustainability. Biosurfactants obtained from agro-industrial are noteworthy due their sustainability friendliness. Microorganisms been employed generate biosurfactants secondary metabolites by making use streams. garbage substrate significantly reduces expenses associated process. Furthermore, apart reducing offering alternatives artificial surfactants, they extensively in bioremediation, food processing, agriculture, various other industrial pursuits. Bioremediation heavy metals metallic pollutants mitigated through bacteria that produce which more recent research area aim improving its quality safety. Moreover, production utilizing agricultural aligns principles minimization, sustainability, circular economy. This review primarily focuses process types biomass feedstocks. subsequent discourse entails derived streams, specifically waste.

Язык: Английский

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Molecular simulation-based assessing of a novel metal-organic framework modified with alginate and chitosan biopolymers for anionic reactive black 5 and cationic crystal violet pollutants capture

Separation and Purification Technology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 354, С. 128986 - 128986

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Natural Antioxidants: Advancing Stability and Performance in Sustainable Biobased and Biodegradable Plastics

Compounds, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 5(1), С. 4 - 4

Опубликована: Фев. 3, 2025

The depletion of fossil fuels and environmental concerns have driven the development sustainable materials, including bio-based biodegradable plastics, as alternatives to conventional plastics. Although these plastics aid in waste management climate change mitigation, their vulnerability oxidative degradation impacts longevity, durability, performance. Natural antioxidants such tocopherols, flavonoids, tannins, extracted from plants or agri-food waste, present a alternative synthetic stabilizers by enhancing thermal stability polymers like poly(lactic acid) (PLA), poly(butylene succinate) (PBS), succinate-adipate) (PBSA), adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT), poly(hydroxyalkanoate) (PHA), starch-based materials. This review highlights recent advances stabilized with natural antioxidants, mechanisms action, role improving material properties for applications packaging. Additionally, it explores impact on recycling processes, advancements composite production techniques, future research directions. Bioplastics can achieve enhanced performance, reduce support circular economy incorporating antioxidants.

Язык: Английский

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Circular economy and waste production models for sustainable development goals 12 and 14: Evidence from cruise sustainability reporting

Sustainable Development, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 32(6), С. 6686 - 6702

Опубликована: Май 22, 2024

Abstract The relationship between the practices and initiatives governing “waste production models” (sustainable development goal [SDG]12) marine biodiversity goals (SDG14) is relatively unexplored. Aiming to bridge this gap by drawing on stakeholder legitimacy theories, study examines onboard cruise ships' circular economy (CE)‐based waste management initiatives, correlating SGDs 12 14. Consequently, Carnival Corporation Plc's 2020–2022 sustainability reports are analyzed using content analysis both Leximancer software (ver. 5.0) manual methods. results highlight corporation's increasing commitment green technologies for achieve SDG14. However, its provide unclear evidence of impact biodiversity. Findings implies that practitioners should partner invest in Besides being first explore link two SDGs within CE framework, advances insights into models,” enhancing understanding sustainable practices.

Язык: Английский

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Plants’ molecular behavior to heavy metals: from criticality to toxicity

Frontiers in Plant Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15

Опубликована: Авг. 30, 2024

The contamination of soil and water with high levels heavy metals (HMs) has emerged as a significant obstacle to agricultural productivity overall crop quality. Certain HMs, although serving essential micronutrients, are required in smaller quantities for plant growth. However, when present higher concentrations, they become very toxic. Several studies have shown that balance out the harmful effects complex systems needed at molecular, physiological, biochemical, cellular, tissue, whole levels. This could lead more crops being grown. Our review focused on HMs' resources, occurrences, implications. will also look how plants react HMs affect seed performance well benefits provide plants. Furthermore, examines transport genes their metabolic responses HMs. We examined obstacles potential management strategies.

Язык: Английский

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Urban green infrastructure and its role in sustainable cities: A comprehensive review

World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 21(2), С. 928 - 936

Опубликована: Фев. 17, 2024

Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) plays a pivotal role in shaping sustainable cities by integrating natural elements into the urban landscape. This comprehensive review explores multifaceted contributions of UGI towards enhancing environmental quality, social well-being, and economic resilience settings. As continue to grapple with challenges such as climate change, air water pollution, heat island effect, emerges key solution for fostering sustainability. The delves various components UGI, encompassing green spaces, forests, roofs, permeable surfaces. It examines how these collectively contribute mitigating issues absorbing carbon dioxide, reducing pollutants, attenuating impacts extreme weather events. Additionally, serves biodiversity hotspot, supporting diverse flora fauna within boundaries. Beyond its benefits, significantly influences dynamics well-being. presence spaces fosters recreational opportunities, promotes mental health, strengthens community cohesion. Accessible well-designed infrastructure contributes equitable distribution addressing justice concerns areas. Economically, proves be an asset property values, energy consumption through temperature regulation, local businesses. successful case studies that have effectively implemented achieve development, drawing insights best practices potential challenges. underscores integral creating resilient cities. By environmental, social, dimensions, holistic approach aligns evolving needs populations imperatives future. Understanding intricacies implementation provides foundation policymakers, planners, researchers collaboratively work greener, healthier, more environments.

Язык: Английский

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A comprehensive review of current approaches on food waste reduction strategies

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23(5)

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024

Food waste is a serious worldwide issue that has an impact on the environment, society, and economy. This comprehensive review provides detailed description of methods approaches for reducing food waste, emphasizing necessity strategies to tackle its intricate relationship with environmental sustainability, social equity, economic prosperity. By scrutinizing extent from initial production stages final disposal, this underlines urgent need integrated solutions include technological advancements, behavioral interventions, regulatory frameworks, collaborative endeavors. Environmental assessments highlight significant contribution greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, water scarcity, energy inefficiency, thereby importance curtailing impact. Concurrently, consequences such as insecurity, losses, disparities in access, underscore imperative coordinated action across multiple sectors. can also be effectively reduced by various innovative approaches, reduction solutions, supply chain optimization strategies, consumer behavior-focused initiatives, recovery recycling techniques. Furthermore, order foster environment encourages facilitates transition circular economy, legislative changes actions are essential. embracing these multifaceted stakeholders unite confront global crisis, fostering resilience, equity within our systems.

Язык: Английский

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Assessing the Potential of Teff Husk for Biochar Production through Slow Pyrolysis: Effect of Pyrolysis Temperature on Biochar Yield

Energies, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 17(9), С. 1988 - 1988

Опубликована: Апрель 23, 2024

Environmental restoration and sustainable energy solutions require effective management utilization of agricultural crop residues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Biowastes are a valuable resource that can be converted into biofuels their byproducts, solving the crisis reducing environmental impact. In this study, teff husk, primarily generated in Ethiopia during production within agro-industrial sector, is used as feedstock for slow pyrolysis. generates an estimated annual over 1.75 million tons significant portion which incinerated, resulting pollution environment. This study focuses on assessing husk potential material pyrolysis, crucial stage biochar production, tap its biochar-producing potential. To identify composition biomass, underwent initial analysis using thermogravimetry. The presence fixed carbon indicates viable candidate pyrolytic conversion particles. process pyrolysis took place at three temperatures—specifically, 400, 450, 500 °C. maximum yield was achieved by optimizing parameters including reaction time, temperature, heating rate. optimized rate 120 min, 400 °C, 4.2 °C/min, respectively, resulted highest 43.4 wt.%. Furthermore, biochar’s physicochemical, SEM-EDX, FTIR, TGA characterization were performed. As temperature increases, content thermal stability increases well. Unlike fuel recovery, results suggest teff-husk production.

Язык: Английский

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Innovative use of ceramic waste in cement grout for sustainable semi-flexible pavement solutions

Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 10(2)

Опубликована: Янв. 27, 2025

Язык: Английский

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