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Agricultural Engineering
Thamarys Scapini, Charline Bonatto, Caroline Dalastra, Suzana Fatima Bazoti, Aline Frumi Camargo, Sergio Luiz Alves Junior, Bruno Venturin, Ricardo Luis Radis Steinmetz, Airton Kunz, Gislaine Fongaro, Helen Treichel
Summary: Bioethanol and biogas were produced from watermelon waste, contributing to the circular economy and renewable energy. Ethanol production from watermelon pulp showed satisfactory yields without nitrogen supplementation, and recycling of cells resulted in improved fermentation efficiency. Biogas production from watermelon rinds exhibited high methane production and energetic potential. These findings provide insights for utilizing watermelon waste for biofuel production and reducing environmental impacts.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Edgar Yanez, Hans Meerman, Andrea Ramirez, Edgar Castillo, Andre Faaij
Summary: The oil and gas industry plays a significant role in global CO2 emissions, and this study assesses the CO2 mitigation potential of a complex refinery. The research identifies various measures, with bio-oil co-processing as the main option, to achieve different emission reduction targets.
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Agricultural Engineering
Ankit Agarwalla, Sanjeev Mishra, Kaustubha Mohanty
Summary: This study investigates the suitability of using powdered activated carbon (PAC) treated effluent based culture (EBC) media for cultivating Monoraphidium sp. KMC4. The results show that EBC media treated with 30 mg L-1 PAC significantly enhances biomass yield and achieves good growth and water-saving effects in the recyclability study.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Yingjie Gao, Lei Ge, Haolan Xu, Kenneth Davey, Yao Zheng, Shi-Zhang Qiao
Summary: Due to the depletion of fossil fuel reserves and the impact of climate change, there is a need for alternative eco-friendly production of high-value chemicals and renewables. This review focuses on the electrocatalytic refinery of 5-Hydroxymethylfural (HMF), a versatile precursor that can be converted to valuable chemical products via electrolysis. The review discusses the electroreduction and electro-oxidation pathways of HMF, advances in HMF electroreduction reaction (HRR) and HMF electro-oxidation reaction (HOR), design of electrocatalysts, reaction pathways and mechanisms, and the impact of reaction parameters. The findings have implications for the design of eco-friendly chemistry and fine chemical production.
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Engineering, Environmental
Dipak Kumar Kanaujiya, Ajay Kumar Chhantyal, G. Pugazhenthi, Kannan Pakshirajan
Summary: This study focused on the biodegradation of a mixture of dimethyl phthalate (DMP) and diethyl phthalate (DEP) by Cellulosimicrobium bacteria in a bioreactor. It was found that the best strategy for complete degradation of the phthalates was the biomass recycle operation mode, even at high inlet concentrations and short hydraulic retention time (HRT).
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
P. Fu, H. Yang, Q. Zhang, X. Li
Summary: The study proposed a method to prepare a carbonaceous adsorption composite using refinery sludge, and identified the optimal preparation conditions and material properties through experimentation. The prepared composite showed high removal efficiency for organic compounds in synthetic flotation wastewater under the best conditions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Mingjun Zhang, Lifan Wang, Shiqi Wang, Tianyi Ma, Feifei Jia, Chun Zhan
Summary: Electric vehicles (EVs) have great potential for developing a carbon-negative economy. The growing number of EVs leads to a high demand for recycling power batteries, particularly lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathodes. This review focuses on the operation and degradation mechanisms of LFP, summarizes current recycling methods, and highlights emerging direct recovery technologies. It also presents current issues in the recycling industry and proposes ideas for future research, providing a theoretical basis and insightful perspectives on developing new recycling strategies for LFP.
Article
Agronomy
Daniela Pezzolla, Mirko Cucina, Primo Proietti, Roberto Calisti, Luca Regni, Giovanni Gigliotti
Summary: The study found a positive correlation between temperature parameters during the active phase of composting and the soluble forms of nitrogen in the initial mixtures, while a high total organic carbon to soluble nitrogen ratio was associated with low compost quality. It was recommended to have a minimum content of water-extractable nitrogen (0.4% w/w) or a total organic carbon to water-extractable nitrogen ratio in the range of 40-80 to ensure the correct development of the composting process and produce high-quality compost.
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Lalit Goswami, Ramalingam Kayalvizhi, Pritam Kumar Dikshit, Knawang Chhunji Sherpa, Sharmili Roy, Anamika Kushwaha, Beom Soo Kim, Rintu Banerjee, Samuel Jacob, Rajiv Chandra Rajak
Summary: This article examines the importance of circular economy in addressing the depletion of resources and biodiversity. It proposes a paradigm shift from biofuel production to bio-refineries. The article summarizes the availability of various alternative feedstocks and their potential applications in bio-refineries, as well as discusses the use of big data, blockchain technology, and Internet of Things in the bio-refinery framework.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mirko Cucina, Patrizia De Nisi, Simone Sordi, Fabrizio Adani
Summary: This study conducted a comprehensive characterization of sewage sludge obtained from a pharmaceutical manufacturing process to demonstrate its potential as a safe and effective organic fertilizer. The findings suggest that the exclusion of sewage sludge from organic fertilizer lists solely based on origin rather than quality may conflict with the principles of the circular bioeconomy.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Haijun Sun, Sen Chen, Ning Zhu, Paramsothy Jeyakumar, Jixiang Wang, Wenping Xie, Yanfang Feng
Summary: The aqueous phase of hydrothermal carbonization contains humic substances that can affect poultry manure composting and product quality. The addition of the aqueous phase decreased temperature and pH, but increased total nitrogen, humic substances, and humic acid in the compost. The application of modified aqueous phase increased phosphorus content, and especially the high-nitrogen modified aqueous phase increased potassium content. Both the aqueous phase and modified aqueous phase increased the content of dissolved organic matter components. Overall, the aqueous phase and modified aqueous phase can improve the quality of chicken manure compost and provide a new approach for recycling agro-forestry waste from hydrothermal carbonization.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Camilo J. Viasus Perez, Juan Manuel Restrepo-Florez, Jessica Ye, Nhat Truong Nguyen, Athanasios A. Tountas, Rui Song, Chengliang Mao, Andrew Wang, Abdelaziz Gouda, Samantha Corapi, Shufang Ji, Hamish Macleod, Jiaze Wu, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Christos T. Maravelias, Geoffrey A. Ozin
Summary: Carbon and carbon dioxide can be converted into carbon monoxide using light and the reverse-Boudouard reaction at room temperature. This study demonstrates the feasibility of this reaction and the conversion of carbonaceous waste and greenhouse gas into valuable C1 feedstock.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Ruochen Liu, Martin Graebner, Remi Tsiava, Ting Zhang, Shenqi Xu
Summary: The study found that biomass gasification requires higher oxygen consumption to reach the same temperature as municipal solid waste (MSW) gasification, and the CO+H-2 content in the syngas is slightly higher in biomass gasification. Biomass gasification can save more natural gas and reduce fossil CO2 emissions.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Kai-Di Du, Yun-Feng Meng, Xin-Xin Zhao, Xiao-Tong Wang, Xiao-Xi Luo, Wei Zhang, Xing-Long Wu
Summary: This study proposes a novel green and efficient direct recycling method for LIBs, achieving the concurrent reuse of LiFePO4 (LFP) cathode and graphite anode from spent LFP batteries. The research further investigates the diffusion behavior of Li+ and PF6- in the hybrid cathode and the working mechanism of DIBs, providing a new strategy for large-scale recycling of positive and negative electrodes of spent LIBs.
SCIENCE CHINA-MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Business, Finance
Wuchao Liang, Ying Wang, Li Hou
Summary: This study focuses on China's GEM IPOs from 2017 to 2022 and explores the relationship between private equity investment and enterprise innovation strategy. The results show that private equity investment effectively promotes enterprise innovation, especially in terms of substantive innovation. Joint private equity investment enhances the supportive role in enterprise innovation compared to separate investment. There is no significant difference in promoting enterprise innovation based on whether private equity investment has a state-owned background or not.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Paola Di Donato, Andrea Buono, Annarita Poli, Ilaria Finore, Gennaro Roberto Abbamondi, Barbara Nicolaus, Licia Lama
Article
Environmental Sciences
Consolazione Caruso, Carmen Rizzo, Santina Mangano, Annarita Poli, Paola Di Donato, Barbara Nicolaus, Ilaria Finore, Gaetano Di Marco, Luigi Michaud, Angelina Lo Giudice
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Paola Di Donato, Ilaria Finore, Annarita Poli, Barbara Nicolaus, Licia Lama
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2019)
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Chemistry, Applied
Paola Di Donato, Valentina Taurisano, Annarita Poli, Giovanna Gomez d'Ayala, Barbara Nicolaus, Mario Malinconinco, Gabriella Santagata
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
(2020)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Valentina Pagliara, Rosarita Nasso, Paola Di Donato, Ilaria Finore, Annarita Poli, Mariorosario Masullo, Rosaria Arcone
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Polymer Science
Giulio Pota, Virginia Venezia, Giuseppe Vitiello, Paola Di Donato, Valentina Mollo, Aniello Costantini, Joshua Avossa, Assunta Nuzzo, Alessandro Piccolo, Brigida Silvestri, Giuseppina Luciani
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Chemistry, Analytical
Carlo Camerlingo, Giuseppe Di Meo, Maria Lepore, Mikhail Lisitskiy, Annarita Poli, Marianna Portaccio, Ida Romano, Paola Di Donato
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Environmental Sciences
Virginia Venezia, Giulio Pota, Brigida Silvestri, Giuseppe Vitiello, Paola Di Donato, Gianluca Landi, Valentina Mollo, Mariavittoria Verrillo, Silvana Cangemi, Alessandro Piccolo, Giuseppina Luciani
Summary: This study aims to unveil the stability and functional properties changes of hybrid HA-SiO2 nanoparticles in aqueous environment through preparation and aging experiments. The interactions between HA and inorganic nanoparticles were demonstrated, showing their effects on antioxidant activity and other properties.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Luca Tonietti, Bernardo Barosa, Emiliano Pioltelli, Donato Giovannelli, Giovanni Covone, Paola Di Donato, Angelina Cordone, Laura Inno, Christian Magliano, Stefano Fiscale, Maria Teresa Muscari Tomajoli, Gaetana Napolitano, Alice Maria Piccirillo, Vincenzo Della Corte, Rosa Santomartino, Alessandra Rotundi
Summary: Astrobiology plays a central role in human space settlement and exploration, requiring a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses microbiology, geology, chemistry, astronomy, and physics. The use of extremophiles for biomining and bioleaching is an application of astrobiology in space microbiology. By conducting a bibliometric network analysis, the global scientific literature on astrobiology, with a focus on biomining and bioleaching, can be reviewed quantitatively to understand its multidisciplinary research landscape and trends over time.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ilaria Finore, Ida Romano, Luigi Leone, Paola Di Donato, Barbara Nicolaus, Annarita Poli, Licia Lama
Summary: The study focuses on utilizing fruit and vegetable processing residues as carbon sources for microbial growth and secondary metabolite production. Additionally, it investigates the role of hemicellulolytic enzymes in the bioconversion of polymer fractions from non-food crops.
Article
Management
Flavio Boccia, Gennaro Scognamiglio
QUALITY-ACCESS TO SUCCESS
(2019)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Ilaria Finore, Licia Lama, Paola Di Donato, Ida Romano, Annabella Tramice, Luigi Leone, Barbara Nicolaus, Annarita Poli
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Valeria Ventorino, Barbara Nicolaus, Paola Di Donato, Giorgia Pagliano, Annarita Poli, Alessandro Robertiello, Valeria Iavarone, Olimpia Pepe
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN AGRICULTURE
(2019)
Article
Business
Flavio Boccia, Rosa Malgeri Manzo, Daniela Covino
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2019)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lars odegaard Bentsen, Narada Dilp Warakagoda, Roy Stenbro, Paal Engelstad
Summary: This study investigates uncertainty modeling in wind power forecasting using different parametric and non-parametric methods. Johnson's SU distribution is found to outperform Gaussian distributions in predicting wind power. This research contributes to the literature by introducing Johnson's SU distribution as a candidate for probabilistic wind forecasting.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xing Liu, Qiuchen Wang, Yunhao Wen, Long Li, Xinfang Zhang, Yi Wang
Summary: This study analyzes the characteristics of process parameters in three lean gas ethane recovery processes and establishes a prediction and multiobjective optimization model for ethane recovery and system energy consumption. A new method for comparing ethane recovery processes for lean gas is proposed, and the addition of extra coolers improves the ethane recovery. The support vector regression model based on grey wolf optimization demonstrates the highest prediction accuracy, and the multiobjective multiverse optimization algorithm shows the best optimization performance and diversity in the solutions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cairong Song, Haidong Yang, Xian-Bing Meng, Pan Yang, Jianyang Cai, Hao Bao, Kangkang Xu
Summary: The paper proposes a novel deep learning-based prediction framework, aTCN-LSTM, for accurate cooling load predictions. The framework utilizes a gate-controlled multi-head temporal convolutional network and a sparse probabilistic self-attention mechanism with a bidirectional long short-term memory network to capture both temporal and long-term dependencies in the cooling load sequences. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method, which can serve as an effective guide for HVAC chiller scheduling and demand management initiatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhe Chen, Xiaojing Li, Xianli Xia, Jizhou Zhang
Summary: This study uses survey data from the Loess Plateau in China to evaluate the impact of social interaction on the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technology by farmers. The study finds that social interaction increases the likelihood of farmers adopting SWC, and internet use moderates this effect. The positive impact of social interaction on SWC adoption is more pronounced for farmers in larger villages and those who join cooperative societies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chenghua Zhang, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, Zongguo Xue, Jingxiang You, Yonghong Wu, Ziqiang He
Summary: This paper reports a novel method that significantly improves combustion performance, including heat transfer enhancement under steady-state conditions and adaptive stable flame regulation under velocity sudden increase.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)