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Operationalizing BioSSbD: A safe‐and‐sustainable‐by‐design framework for biorefineries

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Biorefineries are central to the transition toward a circular bioeconomy; however, their increasing scale and technological heterogeneity, and the integration of biological, chemical, and thermochemical processes introduce complex challenges related to safety, sustainability, and operational reliability. Existing Safe‐and‐Sustainable‐by‐Design
Fernando Ramonet
wiley   +1 more source

String Figuring young children's perspectives of quality in English early childhood education and care

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a contested concept and has generally been conceptualised by inter‐related indicators such as staff qualifications, educational environment, policy or child‐to‐staff ratios. There has been a more limited emphasis on how young children might perceive and experience quality.
Nikki Fairchild, Éva Mikuska
wiley   +1 more source

Mild synergistic ethylenediamine-sodium carbonate pretreatment for high glucose yield and lignin degradation mechanism

Industrial Crops and Products
Efficient pretreatment is essential for unlocking the biorefining potential of lignocellulosic biomass. In this study, a mild and synergistic pretreatment strategy was established using ethylenediamine (EDA) and sodium carbonate (Na₂CO₃) at 85°C under ...
Chengrui Yang, Zhihao Xing, Duyang Zhou, Yongkun Jiang, Shaoyu Li, Jincheng Gai, Meng Zhou, Sitong Zhang, Jihong Wang, Chunjie Tian   +9 more
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Activism as education in and through the youth climate justice movement

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Young people worldwide are increasingly participating in a global movement for climate justice, yet to date, little research has examined how youth climate justice activists conceive of and experience activism as education. The present study used in‐depth, semi‐structured interviews with 16 US climate justice activists (aged 15–17) to address ...
Carlie D. Trott
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Regulation at the Crossroads: A Review of Catalysts and Barriers in Circular Economy Transitions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid growing resource pressures, environmental regulation plays a critical role in enabling the transition to a circular economy (CE). This study conducts a systematic literature review to synthesize how different regulatory approaches—command‐and‐control, market‐based, voluntary, and reflexive—affect CE transitions across economic and ...
Li Yuan
wiley   +1 more source

Applying a Systems Thinking Approach to Circular Economy Transitions: Insights From the Use of a Sociotechnical Systems Approach Within the UK Hospitality Sector

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite more than 20 years of research into sustainable tourism, the environmental impact of the UK hospitality sector remains high. A growing body of research into the concept of a circular economy (CE) demonstrates that transitioning to this way of working has significant benefits both for the environment and business outcomes.
Danielle Farrow, Hannah Collis, Fiona Charnley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tensions of Sustainability Logics: Performance of a Company Utilizing a Sustainable Business Model

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, companies have used sustainable business models to gain a competitive advantage. However, there are tensions due to the inconsistency between social, environmental, and economic logic in sustainable business models, making it difficult for companies to change. To understand the existing tensions and interactions between logics,
Ann‐Kristin Thienemann
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of thermal treatment of illite on the bioavailability of copper and zinc in the aerobic composting of pig manure with corn straw

Frontiers in Microbiology
The large amount of various types of heavy metals in animal manure applied to agricultural field has caused severe threat to the ecosystems of soil environments.
Maia Escobar, Maia Escobar, Jiaoyang Ji, Jiaoyang Ji, Yueru Wang, Yueru Wang, Meiqin Feng, Meiqin Feng, Changjie Bao, Jianxun Ma, Jianxun Ma, Shijia Cui, Shijia Cui, Sihan Zang, Sihan Zang, Jinpeng Zhang, Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Guang Chen, Guang Chen, Huan Chen, Huan Chen   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustaining Circular Innovation Under Volatile Market Conditions: The Critical Role of Industry Platforms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While industry platforms are widely recognized as enablers of circular innovation, we still know little about how they evolve to scale and sustain innovation as economic conditions tighten and circular economy funding schemes become more selective.
Eva Qi Wang, Julia A. Fehrer, Jonathan J. Baker, Roderick J. Brodie   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing D-lactic acid production from non-detoxified corn stover hydrolysate via innovative F127-IEA hydrogel-mediated immobilization of Lactobacillus bulgaricus T15

Frontiers in Microbiology
BackgroundThe production of D-lactic acid (D-LA) from non-detoxified corn stover hydrolysate is hindered by substrate-mediated inhibition and low cell utilization times.
Yuhan Zheng, Feiyang Sun, Siyi Liu, Gang Wang, Huan Chen, Yongxin Guo, Yongxin Guo, Xiufeng Wang, Maia Lia Escobar Bonora, Sitong Zhang, Yanli Li, Guang Chen   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source