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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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A. Arias, G. Feijoo, M. T. Moreira
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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Review
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Vishal Sharma, Diksha Sharma, Mei-Ling Tsai, Rhessa Grace Guanga Ortizo, Aditya Yadav, Parushi Nargotra, Chiu-Wen Chen, Pei-Pei Sun, Cheng-Di Dong
Summary: In recent years, there has been a shift towards a sustainable circular economy model that utilizes agro-industrial waste biomass to produce energy, while also reducing waste and greenhouse gas emissions. Machine learning tools are being used to monitor and optimize the biogas production process, and environmental life cycle assessment is essential for calculating greenhouse gas emissions.
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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kim Phan, Katleen Raes, Veronique Van Speybroeck, Martijn Roosen, Karen De Clerck, Steven De Meester
Summary: This review discusses the potential of using natural colorants derived from fruit and vegetable by-products in various applications, highlighting the challenges of stability and affinity towards textile fibers. The analysis of different dye classes and their occurrence in agricultural losses and processing waste indicates the vast availability of natural dyes, with suggestions for improving fixation methods. Additionally, the environmental competitiveness of natural dyes compared to synthetic dyes, as well as the need for greener approaches in dye fixation, are emphasized.
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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Gulizar Balcioglu, Harish K. Jeswani, Adisa Azapagic
Summary: Anaerobic digestion of organic wastes is a promising solution to reduce GHG emissions and provide multiple benefits. This study evaluates the environmental and economic sustainability of heat and power produced through AD of different types of waste in Turkey. The results show that using feedstocks with high solid content and biogas yield leads to lower environmental impacts, while bioenergy from cattle slurry has higher impacts. The credits from displacement of mineral fertilisers offset most impacts, and the costs of energy conversion are lower compared to natural gas and grid electricity.
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Giulia Rencricca, Federico Froldi, Maurizio Moschini, Marco Trevisan, Lucrezia Lamastra
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
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Summary: The environmental impacts of milk production farms in Brazil were assessed using LCA, and it was found that anaerobic digestion can significantly reduce the impacts on acidification, eutrophication, and climate change by 25% to 38%.
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(2018)
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