[HTML][HTML] Review about bioproduction of Volatile Fatty Acids from wastes and wastewaters: Influence of operating conditions and organic composition of the substrate

A Vázquez-Fernández, ME Suárez-Ojeda… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are a group of carboxylic acids considered as building block
chemicals. Nowadays, commercial production of VFAs is performed using fossil fuel …

[HTML][HTML] Generating alternative fuel and bioplastics from medical plastic waste and waste frying oil using microwave co-pyrolysis combined with microbial fermentation

WAW Mahari, SH Kee, SY Foong, TSM Amelia… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, microwave co-pyrolysis (MCP) was used to simultaneously convert
medical plastic waste (MPW) and waste frying oil (WFO) into liquid oil products. The MCP …

Assessing the impact of industrial waste on environment and mitigation strategies: A comprehensive review

VK Gaur, P Sharma, R Sirohi, MK Awasthi… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing demand of rising population leads to the escalation of industrial sectors such
as agro-, food-, paper and pulp industries. These industries generated hazardous waste …

Smart packaging− A pragmatic solution to approach sustainable food waste management

K Ganeson, GK Mouriya, K Bhubalan… - Food Packaging and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Food loss and food waste are multi-aspect issues that occur in different sectors of the food
supply chain and cause serious repercussions on food security, the environment, and global …

Organic waste biorefineries: Looking towards implementation

L Alibardi, TF Astrup, F Asunis, WP Clarke… - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
The concept of biorefinery expands the possibilities to extract value from organic matter in
form of either bespoke crops or organic waste. The viability of biorefinery schemes depends …

Critical challenges and technological breakthroughs in food waste hydrolysis and detoxification for fuels and chemicals production

T Raj, K Chandrasekhar, R Morya, AK Pandey… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic waste has increased as the global population and economy have grown
exponentially. Food waste (FW) is posing a severe environmental issue because of …

Production of biopolymers from food waste: Constrains and perspectives

K Gautam, R Vishvakarma, P Sharma, A Singh… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Food is an essential commodity for the survival of any form of life on earth. Yet generation of
plethora of food waste has significantly elevated the global concern for food scarcity, human …

[HTML][HTML] Transport of microplastics in the body and interaction with biological barriers, and controlling of microplastics pollution

L Zhu, C Xie, L Chen, X Dai, Y Zhou, H Pan… - … and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are one novel environmental pollutant sized< 5 mm that is ubiquitously
present in numerous environmental media and particularly susceptible to interact with …

The role of (bio) degradability on the management of petrochemical and bio-based plastic waste

S De Gisi, G Gadaleta, G Gorrasi, FP La Mantia… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to mitigate the social and ecological impacts of post-consumer plastic made of
conventional petrochemical polymers, the market of (bio) degradable plastics have recently …

[HTML][HTML] Machine intelligence-accelerated discovery of all-natural plastic substitutes

T Chen, Z Pang, S He, Y Li, S Shrestha, JM Little… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
One possible solution against the accumulation of petrochemical plastics in natural
environments is to develop biodegradable plastic substitutes using natural components …