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Solid waste issue: Sources, composition, disposal, recycling, and valorization

Egyptian Journal of Petroleum, 2018
Disposal of solid wastes is a stinging and widespread problem in both urban and rural areas in many developed and developing countries. Municipal solid waste (MSW) collection and disposal is one of the major problems of urban environment in most ...
Hussein I. Abdel-Shafy, Mona S.M. Mansour   +1 more
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Cascade Processing of Agricultural, Forest, and Marine Waste Biomass for Sustainable Production of Food, Feed, Biopolymers, and Bioenergy

Energies
An increasing global population, rising energy demands, and the shift toward a circular bioeconomy are driving the need for more resource-efficient waste management.
Swarnima Agnihotri, Ellinor B. Heggset, Juliana Aristéia de Lima, Ilona Sárvári Horváth, Mihaela Tanase-Opedal   +4 more
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Bread waste valorization: a review of sustainability aspects and challenges

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Bread waste (BW) poses a significant environmental and economic challenge in the United Kingdom (UK), where an estimated 20 million slices of bread are wasted daily.
Rendra Hakim Hafyan, Jasmithaa Mohanarajan, Manaal Uppal, Vinod Kumar, Vivek Narisetty, Sunil K. Maity, Jhuma Sadhukhan, Siddharth Gadkari   +7 more
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Zero-waste valorization of agricultural products: the model case of mixed fermentation in kombucha

Environmental Challenges
The augmented cultivation and processing of horticultural crops, coupled with insufficient handling techniques and infrastructure, have culminated in a massive accumulation of fruit and vegetable waste. This phenomenon presents challenges in the scope of
Marcela Konjevod, Rosa M. Alonso, Ameer Y. Taha, Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez, Jorge Sáiz   +4 more
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Sustainable Valorization of Framiré Sawdust: Extraction of Secondary Metabolites and Conversion of Residues into Fuel Briquettes

Applied Sciences
Faced with the depletion of fossil resources and the need to promote a circular economy, lignocellulosic biomass represents a solution for energy transition and bioeconomy. However, wood sawdust, which contains bioactive compounds (secondary metabolites),
Junior Maimou Nganko, Narcis Barsan, Paul Magloire Ekoun Koffi, Andrei Zaharia, Kouassi Esaie Kouadio Appiah, Echua Elisabeth Jasmine Bilé, Emilian Mosnegutu, Valex Nzouengo Djeukui, Florin-Marian Nedeff, Prosper Gbaha, Diana Mirila, Kouassi Benjamin Yao, Claudia Tomozei, Valentin Nedeff   +13 more
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Greenhouse gas accounting of municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment integrating classification and synergistic valorization of characteristic wastes: a case study of Zhanjiang, a Coastal City in South China

Frontiers in Environmental Science
IntroductionMunicipal solid waste (MSW) management significantly contributes to urban greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Optimizing MSW classification and treatment is crucial for achieving carbon neutrality, especially in coastal cities with unique waste ...
Huixin Zhang, Huixin Zhang, Yuemin Sun, Ming Zhang, Doh Shu Ing, Bingliang Qu, Junxiao Wei, Zhongwen Du   +7 more
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Valorization of Waste Glycerol to Dihydroxyacetone with Biocatalysts Obtained from Gluconobacter oxydans

Applied Sciences, 2018
Waste glycerol is the main by-product generated during biodiesel production, in an amount reaching up to 10% of the produced biofuel. Is there any method which allows changing this waste into industrial valuable compounds?
Lidia Stasiak-Różańska, Anna Berthold-Pluta, Pritam Kumar Dikshit   +2 more
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From Vineyard to Value: A Circular Economy Approach to Viticulture Waste

Resources
Due to its significant environmental impact, the wine industry is one of the most analyzed agri-food sectors in terms of sustainability. These include waste emission, intensive land use, and high transport-related carbon footprint.
Mariagrazia Provenzano, Francesco Pacchera, Cecilia Silvestri, Alessandro Ruggieri   +3 more
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Biomass Valorization Recommender Tool Development

Energies
The growing need for sustainable biomass use has led to the development of decision support tools that investigate the implementation of biomass valorization methods. Most existing tools focus on minimizing supply chain costs and emissions, often lacking
Vasiliki Tzelepi, Lucyna Lekawska-Andrinopoulou, Kostas Chatziioannou, Thodoris Theodoropoulos, Georgios Tsimiklis, Angelos Amditis   +5 more
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Strategies for Biomethane Purification: A Critical Review and New Approaches

GCB Bioenergy
The global shift towards clean energy emphasizes waste valorization as a key to achieving sustainable development goals. Biomethane production from organic waste not only converts waste to energy but also reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
Lolo Errol Molatudi, Thokozani Justin Kunene, Tebogo Mashifana   +2 more
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