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ABSTRACT The ongoing debate in corporate sustainability (CS) about the moral case versus the business case has recently made its way into the circular economy (CE) discourse, bringing with it new tradeoffs. Although the business case perspective emphasizes profitability, critics argue that the moral case must go beyond profit motives and include ...
Felix Carl Schultz+2 more
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Soil fertility decline is a major constraint to crop production in sub-Saharan Africa. The positive effect of biochar and compost applications on soil fertility has been reported by many authors.
Kwame Agyei Frimpong+2 more
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Raised Beds for Vegetable Production in Urban Agriculture
Raised beds are commonly used in urban agriculture, but crop production benefits have not been well studied. The objective of this 2-yr field experiment in Illinois was to determine the effects of urban production ...
Elizabeth A. Miernicki+2 more
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Estimation of Potassium in Composts and Sewage Sludges [PDF]
P. Garrick
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ABSTRACT Stakeholder engagement is a crucial part of business models for sustainability (BMfS), but companies struggle to implement it. One approach that could be leveraged is the concept of proximity, as it can enable sharing of knowledge and values.
Giovanna Attanasio+2 more
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The product profile of enzymatically hydrolyzed PET can be modified by medium engineering and thereby adapted to a desired product. TPA, MHET or BHET can be forced as the predominant product using a basic pH (blue), 25 % ethylene glycol (EG) and IsPETasewt (green) or ≥25 % EG and LCCICCG (pink), respectively.
Tobias Heinks+8 more
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Towards an Autonomous Compost Turner: Current State of Research [PDF]
This preprint presents the current status of research into the development and application of an autonomous, self-driving compost turner. The aim is to overcome challenges in the composting industry, such as adverse working conditions, by automating the composting process.
arxiv
A Critical Evaluation of Inoculums in Composting [PDF]
Clarence G. Golueke+2 more
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Zinc complexes of a new family of sequential {ONNN} ligands are introduced and employed for the ring‐opening polymerization of rac‐lactide. The pyridine‐amine‐imine‐phenolate complexes lead to a rare combination of very high activities and isoselectivities yielding stereomultiblock poly(lactic acid) while their isomers are less active and essentially ...
Inbar Kremer‐Shitrit+4 more
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The microbiome science of composting and human excrement composting: a review [PDF]
Linear waste management systems are unsustainable and contribute to environmental degradation, economic inequity, and health disparities. Among the array of environmental challenges stemming from anthropogenic impacts, the management of human excrement (human feces and urine) stands as a significant concern.
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