Urea catalytic oxidation for energy and environmental applications

X Gao, S Zhang, P Wang, M Jaroniec… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Urea is one of the most essential reactive nitrogen species in the nitrogen cycle and plays
an indispensable role in the water-energy-food nexus. However, untreated urea or urine …

[HTML][HTML] Rice straw for energy and value-added products in China: a review

A Alengebawy, Y Ran, N Ghimire, AI Osman… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2023 - Springer
The rise of global waste and the decline of fossil fuels are calling for recycling waste into
energy and materials. For example, rice straw, a by-product of rice cultivation, can be …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advancement in water quality indicators for eutrophication in global freshwater lakes

K Suresh, T Tang, MTH Van Vliet… - Environmental …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Eutrophication is a major global concern in lakes, caused by excessive nutrient loadings
(nitrogen and phosphorus) from human activities and likely exacerbated by climate change …

Agro-waste for renewable and sustainable green production: A review

R Phiri, SM Rangappa, S Siengchin - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Agriculture has a historical significance in human society and its present-day role as a vital
sector of the global economy is irrefutable. However, the increase in agricultural production …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of carbon emission mitigation in the food industry: efforts, challenges, and opportunities

TC Liu, YC Wu, CF Chau - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The food system plays a significant role in anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,
contributing to over one-third of these emissions. However, there has been limited attention …

Improving nitrogen fertilizer use efficiency and minimizing losses and global warming potential by optimizing applications and using nitrogen synergists in a maize …

J Wang, Z Sha, J Zhang, W Qin, W Xu… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nitrogen (N) is the key nutrient for crop growth in most agricultural systems, but excessive N
fertilizer applications have led to very large ammonia (NH 3) and greenhouse gas (GHG) …

Anomalous increase in global atmospheric ammonia during COVID-19 lockdown: Need policies to curb agricultural emissions

J Kuttippurath, VK Patel, R Kashyap, A Singh… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The restrictions imposed on human activities during the COVID-19 lockdown (LD) period
provided a new scenario to identify potential sources of atmospheric pollution. There are …

Recent advances in Bacillus-mediated plant growth enhancement: a paradigm shift in redefining crop resilience

A Patani, M Patel, S Islam, VK Yadav… - World Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The Bacillus genus has emerged as an important player in modern agriculture,
revolutionizing plant growth promotion through recent advances. This review provides a …

Combining frass and fatty acid co-products derived from Black soldier fly larvae farming shows potential as a slow release fertiliser

SN Jenkins, JA Middleton, ZD Huang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Use of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) to process large volumes of organic waste is an
emerging industry to produce protein. A co-product of this industry, the larval faeces (frass) …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends in nitrogen cycle and eco-efficient nitrogen management strategies in aerobic rice system

MS Farooq, X Wang, M Uzair, H Fatima… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is considered as a staple food for more than half of the global
population, and sustaining productivity under a scarcity of resources is challenging to meet …