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Viewpoint – Pouring money down the drain: Can we break the habit by reconceiving wastes as resources?

Water Alternatives, 2018
As water-sector professionals re-discover the value in the 'waste' conveyed in 'waste'water, this Viewpoint argues that the theory of plural rationality (also known as Cultural Theory) may accelerate the switch from waste management to resource recovery.
Michael Bruce Beck, Michael Thompson, Dipak Gyawali, Simon Langan, JoAnne Linnerooth-Bayer   +4 more
doaj  

Waste-Derived Fertilizers: Conversion Technologies, Circular Bioeconomy Perspectives and Agronomic Value

Agronomy
The urgent need to reduce the environmental footprint of agricultural inputs, alongside the rising cost and limited availability of mineral fertilizers, has encouraged the exploration of organic waste materials as alternative nutrient sources.
Dolores Hidalgo, Jesús M. Martín-Marroquín, Francisco Corona, Francisco Verdugo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

VPS34-dependent control of apical membrane function of proximal tubule cells and nutrient recovery by the kidney. [PDF]

Sci Signal, 2022
Rinschen MM, Harder JL, Carter-Timofte ME, Zanon Rodriguez L, Mirabelli C, Demir F, Kurmasheva N, Ramakrishnan SK, Kunke M, Tan Y, Billing A, Dahlke E, Larionov AA, Bechtel-Walz W, Aukschun U, Grabbe M, Nielsen R, Christensen EI, Kretzler M, Huber TB, Wobus CE, Olagnier D, Siuzdak G, Grahammer F, Theilig F.   +24 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Additive Manufacturing of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys for Elastocaloric Applications: A Review

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Additive manufacturing enables complex NiTi architectures that overcome key limitations in elastocaloric refrigeration, including poor heat transfer and high mechanical work input. This review surveys recent advances in LPBF‐ and DED‐fabricated NiTi shape memory alloys for elastocaloric applications, highlighting process–structure–performance ...
Ignatius Andre Setiawan, Mohammad Mehrali, Jaka Tušek, Shiva Mohajerani, Xiebin Wang, Dermot Brabazon, Mohammad Elahinia, Mehrshad Mehrpouya   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodegradable Polymers for Plant Nutrient Delivery and Recovery

Macromolecular Bioscience
AbstractThe current use of fertilizers is inefficient and not sustainable. The majority of the fertilizer applied does not reach the targeted crop but is lost in the water bodies and into the atmosphere, with harmful impact on the environment. To enhance the efficiency and sustainability of current agricultural practices, it is essential to address two
Boarino, Alice, Carrara, Nicola, Padoan, Elio, Celi, Luisella, Klok, Harm‐Anton   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

An Engineered Living Material With Pro‐Angiogenic Activity Inducible by Near‐Infrared Light

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
NIR‐responsive engineered living materials (ELMs) for controlled angiogenesis: Near‐infrared (800 nm) light activates engineered probiotic bacteria within alginate‐based living materials to secrete a blood vessel‐regenerating protein. The released protein promotes pro‐angiogenic effects in endothelial networks and chick chorioallantoic membranes.
Anwesha Chatterjee, Stefanie S. M. Meier, Sara Trujillo, Andreas Möglich, Shrikrishnan Sankaran   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Converting Wastewater Sludge into Slow-Release Fertilizers via Biochar and Encapsulation Technologies

Applied Sciences
The rising demand for sustainable agriculture and circular resource management has intensified interest in converting wastewater sludge into value-added products.
Babar Azeem
doaj   +1 more source

Biochar-seeded struvite precipitation for simultaneous nutrient recovery and chemical oxygen demand removal in leachate: From laboratory to pilot scale. [PDF]

Front Chem, 2022
Wang S, Sun K, Xiang H, Zhao Z, Shi Y, Su L, Tan C, Zhang L.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sensorized Engineered Tissues with Built‐in Thermoregulation and Nutrient Supply

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces a granular hydrogel‐based tissue engineering platform that includes a closed‐loop temperature control to maintain 37°C and sustainably releases nutrients, thereby enabling cells to retain a high viability even if stored at room temperature for up to 24 h.
Antonia Georgopoulou, Jakob Schreiner, Miriam Filippi, Aiste Balciunaite, Robert K. Katzschmann, Esther Amstad   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shaping of Biohybrid Functional Living Materials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work demonstrates a strategy for shaping living mycelium into functional materials by directing its natural growth. Nanoparticles armor hyphae, micron‐scale particles entangle within the network, and printed hydrogel architectures steer expansion, creating defined geometries.
Sarah Schyck, Mark Ablonczy, Sourav Patranabish, Kunal Masania   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source