Open Research Europe,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
5, С. 30 - 30
Опубликована: Янв. 30, 2025
Background
The
SCALE-UP
project
aims
to
support
regional
bioeconomies,
fostering
social,
environmental,
and
economic
benefits
for
rural
areas.
It
improves
the
multi-actor
partnerships—comprising
private
companies,
governments,
policymakers,
civil
society
groups,
researchers—to
scale
innovative,
sustainable,
bio-based
value
chains
utilizing
resources.
An
essential
aspect
of
this
target
is
inclusion
citizens
attention
social
dimensions
solutions,
with
innovation
playing
a
critical
role
in
promoting
sustainable
development.
Methods
In
frame
project,
concept
was
explored,
focusing
on
its
application
bioeconomy
projects.
Best
practices
were
identified
through
detailed
analysis
contexts,
gathering
data
from
various
stakeholders
involved
initiatives.
This
information
systematically
collected
synthesized
provide
comprehensive
understanding
how
can
be
integrated
into
Results
research
highlighted
several
successful
examples
These
showed
importance
inclusive
approaches,
where
local
communities
play
significant
shaping
benefiting
chains.
findings
also
need
collaborative
efforts
across
different
sectors
effectively
such
practices.
Conclusions
results
work
offer
valuable
insights
aiming
develop
bioeconomies.
within
provides
framework
integrating
ensuring
that
they
contribute
long-term
best
serve
as
useful
reference
seeking
implement
or
enhance
initiatives
their
regions.
Cleaner Chemical Engineering,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
1, С. 100002 - 100002
Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2022
The
kinetics
of
the
pyrolysis
Brazil
nut
residues
(Bertholletia
excelsa),
in
this
case,
shells
(BNS)
and
husks
(BNH),
were
investigated
via
a
thermogravimetric
analysis
an
inert
atmosphere.
Flynn–Wall–Ozawa,
Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose,
Starink
Vyazovkin
isoconversional
models
used
to
estimate
kinetic
thermodynamic
parameters.
mean
activation
energy
values
ranged
from
135.59
138.51
kJ/mol
for
151.94
153.92
active
region.
High
pre-exponential
factor
(>108
s−1)
indicated
presence
complex
reactions
both
samples,
which
was
confirmed
reaction
mechanism
using
master-plot
method,
through
multiple
types
behavior
during
variation
conversion
levels.
Thermodynamic
parameters,
such
as
enthalpy
change,
Gibbs
free
change
entropy
characterized
nonspontaneous
endothermic
process,
with
little
required.
TG-MS
analyses
revealed
less
harmful
gas
emission
environment
compared
fossil
fuels.
results
study,
emphasis
on
its
satisfactory
higher
heating
value
(13.8
14.6
MJ/kg),
showed
that
residues,
Amazon
Forest
waste,
have
great
potential
applications
generation
renewable
energy,
can
contribute
forest
preservation
development
circular
bioeconomy.
Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
6, С. 100366 - 100366
Опубликована: Сен. 25, 2023
Biocompatibility,
biodegradability,
and
toxicity
issues
of
synthetic
polymers
have
propelled
the
search
for
environmentally
friendly
non-toxic
alternatives.
In
this
context,
biobased
materials
gained
much
popularity
due
to
their
non-toxic,
biodegradable,
sustainable
nature.
Bananas
are
considered
as
one
such
natural
material
which
fulfil
requirements
be
tailored
a
biocompatible
biopolymer.
Banana
derived
wastes
can
used
extraction
commercially
important
biopolymers
like
starch,
cellulose,
nanocellulose
subsequent
utilization
in
wide
variety
applications.
bio
composites
widely
medical
applications
wound
healing,
fabrication
bone
plates,
cellulose
based
gate
dielectrics,
capacitors
insulin
pumps,
pacemakers.
addition,
banana
tissue
engineering,
biosensing,
drug
delivery,
bioimaging,
enzyme
immobilization
preparation
tablets
oral
administration.
Moreover,
banana-based
employed
food
packaging,
biofuel
production,
production
multilayered
papers.
Considering
potential
nanomaterials,
review
work
is
framed
understand
process
from
with
specific
emphasis
on
methods
composite
methods.
it
discusses
detail
promising
health
environmental
sectors.
The
presented
comprehensive
discussion
waste
conversion
strategies
produce
value
added
products
useful
Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
15(13), С. 10571 - 10571
Опубликована: Июль 5, 2023
Hunger
(811
million
people,
2020)
and
food
waste
(931
tonnes
annually,
are
long-standing
interconnected
challenges
that
have
plagued
humankind
for
centuries.
Food
originates
from
various
sources,
including
consumption
habits
failures
within
the
supply
chain.
Given
growing
concerns
regarding
insecurity,
malnutrition,
hunger,
there
is
a
pressing
need
to
recover
repurpose
as
much
possible.
A
body
of
knowledge
identifies
valorisation
(including
upcycling)
one
strategies
fight
hunger
by
positively
impacting
availability
security.
This
paper
evaluates
potential
role
valorisation,
upcycling,
in
reducing
global
hunger.
literature
search
was
conducted
examine
how
converting
into
value-added
products,
such
formulations
farming
inputs,
can
contribute
increasing
availability.
The
benefits
waste-to-food
operations
improving
through
producing
ingredients
products
materials
would
been
wasted
or
discarded
otherwise
were
discussed.
