Circular economy strategies for combating climate change and other environmental issues

M Yang, L Chen, J Wang, G Msigwa, AI Osman… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Global industrialization and excessive dependence on nonrenewable energy sources have
led to an increase in solid waste and climate change, calling for strategies to implement a …

Resource recovery and circular economy from organic solid waste using aerobic and anaerobic digestion technologies

S Wainaina, MK Awasthi, S Sarsaiya, H Chen… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the inevitable rise in human population, resource recovery from waste stream is
becoming important for a sustainable economy, conservation of the ecosystem as well as for …

Conversion of food waste to energy: A focus on sustainability and life cycle assessment

A Sridhar, A Kapoor, PS Kumar, M Ponnuchamy… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid industrialization and population growth have resulted in the wastage of significant
quantity of food globally throughout the value chain right from harvesting to storage …

Municipal solid waste: Review of best practices in application of life cycle assessment and sustainable management techniques

A Iqbal, X Liu, GH Chen - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is a globally recognized environmental issue.
The concepts of sustainability and the circular economy have progressed MSW …

Enhancing thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and food waste with biogas residue biochar

H Liu, X Wang, Y Fang, W Lai, S Xu, E Lichtfouse - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar addition to anaerobic digestion systems generally improves the conversion of
organic waste into methane, yet biogas residues are still unwanted byproducts that may …

Biogas and biomethane production and usage: technology development, advantages and challenges in Europe

J Pavičić, K Novak Mavar, V Brkić, K Simon - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
In line with the low-carbon strategy, the EU is expected to be climate-neutral by 2050, which
would require a significant increase in renewable energy production. Produced biogas is …

Evaluation of bio-energy recovery from the anaerobic treatment of municipal wastewater by a pilot-scale submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) at …

Z Kong, L Li, J Wu, T Wang, C Rong, Z Luo, Y Pan… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
The potential of bio-energy recovery from real municipal wastewater was investigated using
a one-stage pilot-scale submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) for a range of …

Anaerobic co-digestion of food waste with municipal solid waste leachate: a review and prospective application with more benefits

Y Lv, N Chang, YY Li, J Liu - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
Anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and municipal solid waste leachate is attracting more
and more attention, addressing the challenges of mono-digestion of food waste. In this …

Enhanced volatile fatty acid degradation and methane production efficiency by biochar addition in food waste-sludge co-digestion: a step towards increased organic …

G Kaur, D Johnravindar, JWC Wong - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
This work investigated the effect of biochar addition to mitigate VFA accumulation and
enhance methane production in mesophilic food waste/sludge co-digestion. Different types …

Net zero greenhouse emissions and energy recovery from food waste: manifestation from modelling a city-wide food waste management plan

A Iqbal, F Zan, X Liu, G Chen - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Food waste (FW) being a major solid waste component and of degradable nature is the most
challenging to manage and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (GHEs). Policymakers seek …