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Understanding bio‐based polymers: A study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review provides an overview of bio‐based polymer sources, their unique functional properties and their environmental impact, and addresses their role as sustainable alternatives. It discusses end‐of‐life options, including composting and anaerobic digestion for renewable energy.
Sabina Kolbl Repinc, Blaž Stres, Mirica Karlovits, Igor Karlovits, Petra Jerič, Ondrej Panák, Anja Verbič, Blaž Likozar, Uroš Novak   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Composting as a Service: A Real-World IoT Implementation

Future Internet, 2018
Composting is the delicate procedure of supervised decomposition of organic waste, which gradually transforms waste to nutrient-rich manure. It requires deep knowledge and constant attention by experts to achieve a quality outcome in a timely fashion ...
Yannis Nikoloudakis, Spyridon Panagiotakis, Thrasivoulos Manios, Evangelos Markakis, Evangelos Pallis   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know (or Didn’t Know You Wanted to Know) about Community Compost!

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2020
First paragraph: What once may have been an underground movement to save organic materials from the waste stream, community composting is now celebrated and further empowered by James McSweeney’s technical guide Community-Scale Composting Systems: A ...
Malory Foster
doaj   +1 more source

Optimizing the In-Vessel Composting Process of Sugarbeet Dry-Cleaning Residue

Agriculture, 2022
Rapid urbanization and industrialization around the world have created massive amounts of organic residues, which have been prioritized for conversion into valuable resources through the composting process to keep their harmful effect at a minimum.
Said Elshahat Abdallah, Yasser S. A. Mazrou, Tamer Elsakhawy, Reda Elgarhy, Adel H. Elmetwalli, Salah Elsayed, Wael M. Elmessery   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biochar Effectively Reduced N₂O Emissions During Heap Composting and NH₃ Emissions During Aerobic Composting

Agriculture
The composting process generates considerable amounts of greenhouse gases, presenting challenges for environmental protection. The utilization of biochar not only improves the composting efficiency but also reduces nitrogen (N) loss during composting ...
Zhi Zhang, Haicheng Wu, Yue Zhao, Yupeng Wu, Runting Ming, Donghai Liu, Yan Qiao, Zhuoxi Xiao, Jian Ren, Yunfeng Chen, Cheng Hu   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Biochar Addition on Mechanism of Heavy Metal Migration and Transformation in Biogas Residue Aerobic Compost

Fermentation, 2022
In this study, biogas residue fermented by biogas engineering was used as compost raw material, and different quality biochar was added in the composting process to explore the effect of biochar on the transformation of heavy metals in the composting ...
Wencong Yan, Jingbo Qu, Youpei Qu, Tian Yue, Quanguo Zhang, Weiming Yi, Xiaofeng Liu, Yong Sun   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable Catalyst‐Free PLG Networks: Recyclability, Biodegradability, and Functional Performance

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A catalyst‐additive free covalent adaptable network is developed from star‐shaped poly(lactide‐co‐glycolide) cross‐linked with pyromellitic dianhydride, enabling internal carboxylic acid‐driven transesterification. The resulting biodegradable network exhibits mechanical robustness (Young's modulus ≈1.6 GPa), complete recyclability, rapid biodegradation
Lars Schwarzer, Emilia Fulajtar, Seema Agarwal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novel Functional Materials via 3D Printing by Vat Photopolymerization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Perspective systematically analyzes strategies for incorporating functionalities into 3D‐printed materials via Vat Photopolymerization (VP). It explores the spectrum of achievable functionalities in recently reported novel materials—such as conductive, energy‐storing, biodegradable, stimuli‐responsive, self‐healing, shape‐memory, biomaterials, and
Sergey S. Nechausov, Patrick Fesser, Boris A. Bulgakov, Ulrich S. Schubert   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating composting and co-composting kinetics of various agro-industrial wastes

International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture
Purpose Agro-industrial wastes are posing serious challenges for the agro-industries. Composting and co-composting of such wastes will lead to converting such wastes into a useful product that will serve as a soil conditioner.
Hani Abu Qdais, Mohamad Al-Widyan
doaj   +1 more source