Toward Circular Economy: Potentials of Spent Coffee Grounds in Bioproducts and Chemical Production

H Ahmed, RS Abolore, S Jaiswal, AK Jaiswal - Biomass, 2024 - mdpi.com
With growing concern over environmental sustainability and dwindling fossil resources, it is
crucial to prioritise the development of alternative feedstocks to replace fossil resources …

Advancing resource sustainability with green photothermal materials: Insights from organic waste-derived and bioderived sources

SS Zargarian, A Zakrzewska, A Kosik-Kozioł… - Nanotechnology …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Recently, there has been a surge of interest in developing new types of photothermal
materials driven by the ongoing demand for efficient energy conversion, environmental …

Assessment of physical pre-treatments for the recovery of biosurfactants in corn steep water prior to advanced membrane-based water treatment

A Martínez-Arcos, M Reig, JM Cruz, JL Cortina… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this work is to evaluate different physical pre-treatments for corn steep water
(CSW) to obtain a cleaner, concentrated water stream in biosurfactants for further advanced …

Light-responsive biowaste-derived and bio-inspired textiles: Dancing between bio-friendliness and antibacterial functionality

SS Zargarian, B Kupikowska-Stobba… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
Functional antibacterial textiles fabricated from a hybrid of organic waste-derived and bio-
inspired materials offer sustainable solutions for preventing microbial infections. In this work …

Enhancing biopolymer materials with coffee waste‐derived reinforcements

RD Bairwan, A Khalil HPS, A Nuryawan… - … Engineering & Science - Wiley Online Library
The rising consumption of coffee produces significant waste, posing environmental
challenges. However, coffee waste serves as a low‐cost, abundant source of biocompounds …