Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Natalie Mayer, Martin Kaltschmitt
Summary: Phosphorus is an important element for life, but it is also a scarce mineral resource. Sustainable phosphorus management is crucial to ensure long-term availability of phosphorus and avoid negative environmental impacts. In Germany, agriculture is the main sector with high phosphorus demand. Improved fertilization procedures and soil conservation can significantly reduce phosphorus run-off from agricultural land into water bodies. Treating manure and animal fodder can also enhance the utilization efficiency of phosphorus and reduce phosphorus content.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eva Brod, Anne Falk Ogaard, Dorette Sophie Mueller-Stover, Gitte Holton Rubaek
Summary: In this study, regression models were developed to predict the phosphorus fertiliser value of bio-based fertiliser products. The models were based on independent data from multiple studies and considered the chemical composition of the fertiliser products. The results showed potential for more efficient phosphorus recycling in practice using these prediction models.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Saqib Gulzar, Andrew Fried, Jaime Preciado, Cassie Castorena, Shane Underwood, Jhony Habbouche, Ilker Boz
Summary: The use of reclaimed asphalt pavements (RAP) in asphalt mixtures has a long history. Recently, high RAP contents have become common, especially in the US, which significantly affects the behavior and performance of the mixtures. Recycling agents (RA) have been proposed to overcome this challenge by extending the break-even point and providing cost-effectiveness and environmental benefits. However, the scientific knowledge on the selection and use of RAs in asphalt pavements is limited, and there is a need for robust methodologies to establish threshold criteria and performance metrics.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Review
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Shubham Utekar, V. K. Suriya, Neha More, Adarsh Rao
Summary: This article discusses various methods for recycling thermosetting polymer composites, emphasizing the importance of recycling in engineering applications and introducing some advanced methods and prospects.
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Junfeng Zhou, Tze-Gang Hsu, Junpeng Wang
Summary: The accumulation of plastic waste has resulted in severe environmental pollution due to inadequate recycling. While mechanical recycling can address this issue, it often compromises the material's molecular weight and mechanical properties, making it unsuitable for mixed materials. Chemical recycling, on the other hand, breaks down polymers into smaller constituents, enabling the creation of high-quality materials comparable to virgin polymers, and it can be applied to mixed materials. Mechanochemical degradation and recycling combine the advantages of mechanical techniques and chemical recycling to achieve efficient and scalable polymer recycling. This article serves as a summary of recent advancements in mechanochemical degradation and recycling of synthetic polymers, both commercially available and specially designed for more effective mechanochemical degradation. It also highlights the limitations of mechanochemical degradation and provides perspectives on overcoming these challenges towards a circular polymer economy.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fabian Eisenreich
Summary: Shaping a sustainable future is closely tied to advanced plastic recycling technologies. Low global recycling rates result in the incineration or landfill disposal of post-consumer plastics, causing severe environmental risks and a loss of chemical resources. Recent breakthroughs in photocatalytic methods offer a solution by converting polymers into valuable organic molecules under environmentally benign conditions.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qianfeng Qiu, Zhenhuan Sun, Danielle Joubran, Xiang Li, Joshua Wan, Klaus Schmidt-Rohr, Grace G. D. Han
Summary: We have addressed the challenge of recovering and recycling homogeneous organocatalysts by designing photoswitchable catalyst structures that can reversibly change their solubility in response to light. Through the use of UV light, these initially insoluble catalysts can be switched to a soluble isomeric state, allowing them to catalyze reactions. Once the reaction is complete, they can be back-isomerized to the insoluble state for filtration and recycling. This concept has the potential to significantly reduce environmental impact and costs by enabling the development of highly recyclable homogeneous catalysts for critical compound synthesis in various industries.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Mohammad Shokouhifar, Mahnaz Sohrabi, Motahareh Rabbani, Seyyed Mohammad Hadji Molana, Frank Werner
Summary: In this study, a renewable and sustainable phosphorus (P) fertilizer supply chain management (PFSCM) strategy is designed using a multi-product and multi-objective model. The proposed method, H-WOA-VNS algorithm, effectively improves crop yield and P use efficiency. Experimental results demonstrate its superiority over other models in reducing objective function value.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhen Xu, Fuping Pan, Mengqi Sun, Jianjun Xu, Nuwayo Eric Munyaneza, Zacary L. Croft, Gangshu (George) Cai, Guoliang Liu
Summary: This article presents a tandem degradation-upcycling strategy for obtaining high-value chemicals from polystyrene waste. The strategy involves degrading the waste using UV light and then transforming the intermediate into the desired chemical compound using a low-cost catalyst. This approach is more sustainable and economically viable compared to traditional thermal processes.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
A. R. Shekhar, M. H. Parekh, V. G. Pol
Summary: The accelerated industrialization of the global energy economy brings the need for battery recycling and upcycling technology, emphasizing environmental efficiency, lifecycle assessment, and safety mechanisms. This review aims to introduce the concept of worldwide sustainability and industrial battery hazard assessment, addressing knowledge gaps and exploring prospects for sustainable battery recycling.
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nicolas Abdel Karim Aramouni, Marina Steiner-Browne, Rabah Mouras
Summary: This study explores the use of cyrene as a green solvent to improve the cleaning performance of challenging drugs, such as Islatravir, Doravirine, and Olanzapine. Cyrene addition increases solubility in water and methanol, but higher cyrene concentrations do not directly reduce cleaning time. The presence of cyrene and its geminal diol form improves the dissolution of the bound drug layer, and cyrene is efficiently removed by water with low residues. The suitability of higher cyrene concentrations (>20% vol) for drug solubility and CIP applications needs further assessment.
SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACY
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jonas Grafstrom, Siri Aasma
Summary: This paper examines how four barriers -technological, market, institutional and cultural - can prevent the implementation of a circular economy, and suggests that even small barriers could stop the emergence of a circular economy. The key to the development of a circular economy is to overcome barriers in technology, market, institution, and culture.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Catarina Costa, Andre Viana, Carla Silva, Eduardo F. Marques, Nuno G. Azoia
Summary: Chemical recycling is an effective method to separate mixed fibers and reduce textile waste. This study focuses on extracting cellulose from mixed textile waste through acid hydrolysis and transforming it into cellulose derivatives. The obtained cellulose derivatives are valuable additives in the textile industry, promoting the concept of a circular economy.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Shahida Anusha Siddiqui, Henning Schulte, Daniel Pleissner, Stephanie Schoenfelder, Kristine Kvangarsnes, Egidijus Dauksas, Turid Rustad, Janna Cropotova, Volker Heinz, Sergiy Smetana
Summary: Seafood processing generates large amounts of by-products. This review explores the utilization of seafood by-products and identifies suitable methods for different purposes. Many parts of the fish, such as the head, skin, tail, fillet cut-offs, and viscera, are wasted from fish catching to the selling point. However, these parts are rich in proteins, enzymes, healthy fatty acids, gelatin, and collagen. The valuable composition of these by-products highlights the importance of turning seafood by-products into valuable products for improving economic efficiency and sustainability in aquaculture. The review identifies conventional and novel utilization approaches, as well as a combination of both, which will contribute to the development of sustainable production chains and the emergence of new bio-based products in the future.
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Erin E. Bulson, Christina K. Remucal, Andrea L. Hicks
Summary: There is limited information about the environmental circulation of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in metal recycling streams, particularly in relation to automobile shredder residue (ASR). Our literature review highlights the need for closer evaluation of PFAS in ASR, considering its potential impact on human and environmental health as well as business sustainability objectives and regulatory development.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Christian Vogel, Marie C. Hoffmann, Mareike C. Taube, Oliver Krueger, Rafal Baran, Christian Adam
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Christian Vogel, Marie C. Hoffmann, Oliver Krueger, Vadim Murzin, Wolfgang Caliebe, Christian Adam
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Hannes Herzel, Klaus-Dieter Grevel, Franziska Emmerling, Edgar Dachs, Artur Benisek, Christian Adam, Juraj Majzlan
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Christian Vogel, Ryo Sekine, Jianyin Huang, Daniel Steckenmesser, Diedrich Steffens, Thomas Huthwelker, Camelia N. Borca, Ana E. Pradas del Real, Hiram Castillo-Michel, Christian Adam
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Christopher Hamann, Marina Spanka, Dirk Stolle, Gerhard Auer, Eric Weingart, Dominik Al-Sabbagh, Markus Ostermann, Christian Adam
Summary: Selective removal of Zn, Pb, and Cd from BF sludge was investigated through chlorination-evaporation reactions. Zinc and Pb were quantitatively removed after thermochemical treatment at 650-1000 degrees C, while other major elements were mostly retained.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Hannes Herzel, Vitalij Dombinov, Christian Vogel, Sabine Willbold, Gabriel Vettorazzi Levandowski, Martin Meiller, Felix Mueller, Joachim Werner Zang, Warde Antonieta da Fonseca-Zang, Nicolai David Jablonowski, Silvia Diane Schrey, Christian Adam
Article
Energy & Fuels
Marzena Smol, Christian Adam, Stefan Anton Kugler
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Marzena Smol, Christian Adam, Stefan A. Kugler
PRZEMYSL CHEMICZNY
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Marzena Smol, Christian Adam, Stefan Anton Kugler
Article
Soil Science
Christian Vogel, Julian Helfenstein, Michael S. Massey, Ryo Sekine, Ruben Kretzschmar, Luo Beiping, Thomas Peter, Oliver A. Chadwick, Federica Tamburini, Camille Rivard, Hannes Herzel, Christian Adam, Ana E. Pradas del Real, Hiram Castillo-Michel, Lucia Zuin, Dongniu Wang, Roberto Felix, Benedikt Lassalle-Kaiser, Emmanuel Frossard
Summary: This study analyzed soil samples from six sites along a climatic gradient on Hawaii to investigate the presence of dust-derived phosphorus-containing minerals. The research found evidence of apatite grains collocated with quartz in wettest soils, suggesting recent atmospheric deposition of dust particles carrying phosphorus. Additionally, backward trajectory modeling indicated that dust particles may have been transported to Hawaii from major global dust-loading areas in central Asia and northern Africa.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Karin Weimann, Christian Adam, Matthias Buchert, Juergen Sutter
Summary: Gypsum is widely used in construction, and the recycling of waste gypsum is important in a circular economy. Environmental evaluation shows that recycled gypsum can be more environmentally friendly compared to natural gypsum or FGD gypsum, with transportation distances playing a significant role in the results.
Article
Environmental Sciences
H. Herzel, J. Stemann, S. Simon, C. Adam
Summary: There is an ongoing debate in Europe regarding the criticality of phosphorus, with Switzerland and Germany requiring phosphorus recovery from phosphorus-rich waste streams. Thermochemical treatment of sewage sludge ash has shown to remove heavy metals and produce plant-available CaNaPO4. Upscaling of the process was successful, but differences were noticed in phosphorus solubility and crystal phases between pilot-scale and laboratory-scale experiments. Heavy metal removal increased at higher temperatures, while phosphorus solubility peaked at 950 degrees C in pilot-scale and 875 degrees C in laboratory-scale experiments.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Physics, Condensed Matter
Katharina Schraut, Florian Kargl, Christian Adam, Oleh Ivashko
Summary: Phase formation and evolution in the CaO-SiO2 system with 70-80 mol% CaO were studied using container-less processing and synchrotron x-ray diffraction. Changes in di- and tricalcium silicate were observed at lower temperatures than equilibrium conditions. Despite deep sample undercooling, no metastable phase formation was observed within the measurement timescale of 1 s.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Katharina Schraut, Burkart Adamczyk, Christian Adam, Dietmar Stephan, Birgit Meng, Sebastian Simon, Julia von Werder
Summary: In this study, BOFS was successfully transformed into clinker-like products through carbothermal reduction, with similar chemical and mineralogical composition to ordinary Portland cement. Although the pure products showed slower hydration compared to commercial OPC, their reactivity can be further increased through specific adaptations to potentially serve as a full clinker substitute. Alternatively, the material can be used without modifications as a cement component or concrete addition to contribute to strength development.
CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Marzena Smol, Christian Adam, Oliver Krueger
DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT
(2020)