Advancing sustainable agriculture: Converting dairy wastes into amino acid fertilizers

F Gil, R Taf, K Mikula, D Skrzypczak… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change, depleting mineral resources, increasing sustainability requirements, and
high fertilizer prices motivate agriculture to find new sources of nutrients. Dairy waste …

A review on generation, composition, and valorization of dairy processing sludge: A circular economy-based sustainable approach

J Mohapatra, R Kumar, B Basak, RG Saratale… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This dairy industry has grown considerably in the last decade to meet the increasing
requirements of the ever-rising human population. Large volumes of solid waste are …

Effects of hydrochar derived from hydrothermal treatment of sludge and lignocellulose mixtures on soil properties, nitrogen transformation, and greenhouse gases …

M Ebrahimi, J Friedl, M Vahidi, DW Rowlings, Z Bai… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, hydrochar samples derived from hydrothermal treatment (HTT) of sludge and
sludge–biomass mixtures were applied to a sandy soil and their effects on soil properties …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of dairy processing sludge and derived biochar on greenhouse gas emissions from Danish and Irish soils

Y Hu, TP Thomsen, O Fenton, SG Sommer, W Shi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Globally, to ensure food security bio-based fertilizers must replace a percentage of chemical
fertilizers. Such replacement must be deemed sustainable from agronomic and greenhouse …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrothermal carbonization of milk/dairy processing sludge: Fate of plant nutrients

M Kwapinska, I Pisano, JJ Leahy - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Dairy processing sludge (DPS) is a byproduct generated in wastewater treatment plants
located in dairy (milk) processing companies (waste activated sludge). DPS presents …

European farmers' perceptions and intentions to use bio-based fertilisers: Insights from the theory of planned behaviour and perceived utility

S Garmendia-Lemus, E Moshkin, Y Hung, J Tack… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bio-based fertilisers, derived from diverse biological waste and processing technologies,
have shown promising efficiency. However, the successful introduction of newly developed …

Preliminary Assessment of Pyrolysis Biochar Derived from Milk/Dairy Processing Sludge as a Potential Component of Fertilizers

M Kwapinska, I Pisano, JJ Leahy - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Disposal of waste-activated sludge [dairy processing sludge,(DPS)] from wastewater
treatment plants located in milk processing companies is an increasing concern. DPS is …

Mineral fertiliser equivalent value of dairy processing sludge and derived biochar using ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and spring wheat (Triticum aestivum)

W Shi, MG Healy, SM Ashekuzzaman, K Daly… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
As supply chains of chemical fertilisers become more precarious, raw or derived bio-based
fertilisers (herein referred to as bio-fertilisers) from the dairy processing industry could be …

Soil microorganisms increase Olsen phosphorus from poorly soluble organic phosphate: A soil incubation study

Á Velasco‐Sánchez… - Soil Use and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The potential shortage of mineral phosphorus (P) sources and the shift towards a circular
economy motivates the introduction of new forms of P fertilizers in agriculture. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Do investments in phosphorus recovery from dairy processing wastewater pay off?

JPR Uhlemann, AO Lansink, JJ Leahy… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
While phosphorus fertilizers contribute to food security, part of the introduced phosphorus
dissipates into water bodies leading to eutrophication. At the same time, conventional …