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Leaftronics: Bio‐Fractal Scaffolds From Leaf Venation for Low‐Waste Electronics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
“Leaftronics” transforms naturally evolved leaf venation into quasi‐fractal scaffolds for sustainable electronics. Polymer‐infiltrated leaf skeletons can be used to fabricate ultra‐smooth, reflow‐ and thin‐film‐compatible decomposable substrates, while making the same lignocellulose networks conducting results in flexible transparent electrodes.
Rakesh Rajendran Nair, Hrisheekesh Thachoth Chandran, Karl Leo, Hans Kleemann   +3 more
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IMPACT OF COMPOSTED BANANA TREES RESIDUES AND CERTAIN MICROBIAL INOCULA ON SORGHUM PLANTS GROWN ON SANDY SOIL [PDF]

Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Biotechnology, 2008
Two piles of banana trees residues inoculated with Trichoderma viride + Phanerochaete chrysosporium  were prepared  to get  a  C/N ratio of  30: 1 on dry weight basis , the first pile  received ammonium sulphate and superphosphate (compost A), the second
Y.S. El-Akshar, A. N. Estafanous, Aida Afifi, Fatma Elhawary, F.I.A. Hauka   +4 more
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Utilization of Inorganic Nanoparticles and Biochar as Additives of Agricultural Waste Composting: Effects of End-Products on Plant Growth, C and Nutrient Stock in Soils from a Mediterranean Region

Agronomy, 2021
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of compost produced with agricultural residues and oat-based biochar, iron oxide and halloysite nanoparticles as additives of the process of composting on soil chemical properties, nutrient status and ...
Jorge Medina, Marcela Calabi-Floody, Humberto Aponte, Christian Santander, Marina Paneque, Sebastian Meier, Marco Panettieri, Pablo Cornejo, Fernando Borie, Heike Knicker   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Thermoreversible Gelation Pathway to Plant Cuticle‐Inspired Biopolymer Aerogel Monoliths Based on Network‐Spherulitic Crystal Assemblies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
To address functionality limitations in plant‐based and industrially compostable polymer aerogels, this work introduces bio‐inspired aerogels with broadened functionality. Inspired by functional plant tissues, lightweight biopolymer aerogels based on exclusively stereocomplex crystals are fabricated, featuring hierarchically macro‐/meso‐porous ...
Anthony V. Tuccitto, Zeineb Ben Rejeb, Rafaela Aguiar, Nello D. Sansone, Sumaiya Farzana, Isaac Ali, Jun Uk Lee, Daniel J. Davidson, Ailsa K. Edward, Chul B. Park, Patrick C. Lee   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nutritional quality of spinach (Amaranthus hybridus L.) cultivated using black soldier fly (hermetia illucens) waste compost

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2023
The spinach can be cultivated on urban farms using compost from black soldier fly (BSF) larvae and urban organic waste. The study examined (1) the existence of heavy metal pollutants in household and market waste, (2) the impact of BSF larvae waste ...
Fungki Sri Rejeki, Endang Retno Wedowati, Dwi Haryanta   +2 more
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Biomass DNA: An Emerging Building Block for Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Biomass DNA is rapidly emerging from its traditional role as a genetic blueprint to serve as a versatile abundant, highly programmable polymeric building block. This review highlights the transformation of macroscopic bulk biomass DNA into next generation of functional materials, spanning from dynamic hydrogels, sustainable bioplastics, and high ...
Yuwei Hu, Itamar Willner, Li Niu
wiley   +1 more source

Black soldier fly frass compost improves soil fertility and tomato productivity in Ghana

Soil Advances
Organic fertilization using insect-derived compost offers an innovative pathway to sustainable and circular horticulture. This study evaluated the effect of Black Soldier Fly (BSF) frass compost on soil nutrient levels and tomato productivity under semi ...
Paul Alhassan Zaato, William Amponsah, Nicholas Kyei - Baffour, Ato Bart - Plange, Lukas Pawera, Ramasamy Srinivasan, Malick Niango Ba   +6 more
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Uji Kadar Hara Nitrogen, Fosfor, dan Kalium pada Kompos Pelepah Kelapa Sawit dengan Pemberian Trichoderma harzianum dan Kotoran Sapi

Jurnal Agro Industri Perkebunan, 2019
Palm oil fronds is one of the wastes originating from the oil palm industry which are difficult to decompose. The right decomposer application is one of the success keys, if the oil palm fronds are processed into compost hence the expected quality of ...
Sakiah Sakiah, Muhammad Yusuf Dibisono, Susanti Susanti   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Degradable Magnetic Composites from Recycled NdFeB Magnets for Soft Actuation and Sensing

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a degradable soft magnetic composite made from recycled NdFeB particles embedded in a gelatin‐based organogel. The material is processed into magnetic sensors and soft robotic components, which can later be dissolved in a green solvent to recover NdFeB magnetic particles.
Muhammad Bilal Khan, Lin Guo, Kilian Schäfer, Eduardo Sergio Oliveros‐Mata, Xiaotao Wang, Florian Hofmann, Matthias Lutzi, Mark Suppelt, Proloy Taran Das, Jan Schmidtpeter, Imants Dirba, Stephan Rinderknecht, Mario Kupnik, Denys Makarov, Oliver Gutfleisch   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Plant‐to‐Plant Circular Strategy: Coupling Photodegradation and Phytoremediation With Plant‐Based Nanomaterials for Plastic Degradation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Plant‐based nanomaterials derived from alfalfa serve as dual‐function catalysts, coupling photodegradation and phytoremediation to degrade polyethylene under UV‐A light and in soil. The nanomaterials work synergistically with alfalfa and soil microbes, achieving efficient plastic breakdown without trophic transfer.
Haoran Liu, Lena Ciric, Yuheng Wang, Ziru Pei, Manpreet Bhatti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source