Circular economy for a sustainable agri-food supply chain: A review for current trends and future pathways

G Chiaraluce, D Bentivoglio, A Finco - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The current agri-food supply chain is affected by different problems such as food loss and
waste generation along the supply chain, and the circular economy offers a possibility to …

Biostimulants in bioconversion compost of organic waste: A novel booster in sustainable agriculture

S Huang, X Zheng, L Luo, Y Ni, L Yao, W Ni - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Bioconversion technology has paved the way for solving the contradiction between
population growth, food production reduction, and global environmental degradation …

Biomass and organic waste potentials towards implementing circular bioeconomy platforms: A systematic bibliometric analysis

M Ranjbari, ZS Esfandabadi, F Quatraro… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, the increasing sustainability discourse has pushed interest in
investments in the nexus of economy, bioeconomy, and the circular economy (CE) …

[HTML][HTML] Black soldier fly reared on pig manure: Bioconversion efficiencies, nutrients in the residual material, greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions

A Parodi, WJJ Gerrits, JJA Van Loon, IJM De Boer… - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
There is an increased interest for using insects, such as the black soldier fly, to treat surplus
manure and upcycle nutrients into the food system. Understanding the influence that BSFL …

Black soldier fly fertilisers by bioconversion of livestock waste: Farmers' perceptions and willingness-to-pay

ME Kragt, F Dempster, V Subroy - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Inappropriate treatment of agricultural residue streams, including livestock manures, can
impose environmental, social, and economic costs on producers and general society …

Fish feeds in aquaponics and beyond: A novel concept to evaluate protein sources in diets for circular multitrophic food production systems

C Shaw, K Knopf, W Kloas - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the general objective of optimizing internal nutrient recycling, circular multitrophic food
production systems, eg, combining fish, plant, and insect larvae production, rely on the …

[HTML][HTML] Upgrading ammonia-nitrogen from manure into body proteins in black soldier fly larvae

A Parodi, Q Yao, WJJ Gerrits, M Mishyna… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nitrogen (N) losses via ammonia (NH 3) emissions from manure is one of the main
environmental burdens resulting from livestock production. Feeding manure to black soldier …

Manure valorization using black soldier fly larvae: a review of current systems, production characteristics, utilized feed substrates, and bioconversion and nitrogen …

F Grassauer, J Ferdous, N Pelletier - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The growing demand for animal products leads to mounting environmental impacts from the
livestock sector. In light of the desired transition from linear to circular nutrient flows and an …

Evaluation of the reduction of methane emission in swine and bovine manure treated with black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens L.)

JS Matos, LP de Aráujo, IB Allaman, IP Lôbo… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
The study evaluates Hermetia illucens larvae's ability to decrease direct methane emissions
and nutrients from cattle and swine manure. Hermetia illucens larvae were put into fresh …

Efficiency of utilization of wastes for green energy production and reduction of pollution in rural areas

PF Borowski, J Barwicki - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of the study is to present the possibilities of simultaneous production of green
energy and reduction of pollution in rural areas. Actions taken by small family businesses …